Washington, DC \u2013 El jueves 22 de julio de 2021, el senador estadounidense de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, presidente del Subcomit\u00e9 Senatorial de Medio Ambiente y Obras P\u00fablicas sobre Seguridad Qu\u00edmica, Gesti\u00f3n de Residuos, Justicia Ambiental y Supervisi\u00f3n Regulatoria, golpear\u00e1 con el mazo por primera vez en la historia del Subcomit\u00e9. audiencia sobre cargas desproporcionadas para la salud humana y el medio ambiente en las comunidades de color y familias de bajos ingresos.<\/p>\n
Los testigos que testificar\u00e1n ante el Subcomit\u00e9 incluir\u00e1n a Laura Pulido, presidenta de Collins y profesora de estudios ind\u00edgenas, raciales y \u00e9tnicos en la Universidad de Oregon en Eugene, Oregon, y Catherine Coleman Flowers, fundadora del Centro para la Empresa Rural y la Justicia Ambiental (CREEJ). en Montgomery, Alabama.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCon incendios forestales catastr\u00f3ficos ardiendo a un ritmo y escala que nunca antes hab\u00edamos visto, huracanes extremos, inundaciones torrenciales y sequ\u00edas y olas de calor hist\u00f3ricas, es esencial para la salud y la prosperidad de los estadounidenses que actuemos con valent\u00eda para abordar el caos clim\u00e1tico. Y mientras lo hacemos, tenemos que reconocer y construir nuestra respuesta en torno a la realidad de que tanto la contaminaci\u00f3n como los fen\u00f3menos meteorol\u00f3gicos extremos y mortales afectan m\u00e1s duramente a las comunidades negras, marrones, ind\u00edgenas y de bajos ingresos\u201d. dijo Merkley. <\/b>\u201cTodos en este pa\u00eds, independientemente del color de su piel, su c\u00f3digo postal o sus ingresos, merecen aire, agua y suelo limpios, y protecci\u00f3n contra el caos clim\u00e1tico. Esta audiencia es un primer paso para garantizar que creemos soluciones que beneficien a todos, en lugar de trasladar problemas a\u00fan mayores a aquellos que tradicionalmente han sido marginados por nuestra pol\u00edtica\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cDurante a\u00f1os, las personas de bajos ingresos y las comunidades de color han sufrido de manera desproporcionada la peligrosa contaminaci\u00f3n y el racismo ambiental en nuestro pa\u00eds. El aumento del nivel del mar y el calor extremo s\u00f3lo amenazan con empeorar las cosas y aumentar esta divisi\u00f3n\u201d. dijo el presidente del Comit\u00e9 Senatorial de Medio Ambiente y Obras P\u00fablicas, Carper.<\/b>. \u201cA medida que redactamos legislaci\u00f3n en Washington, tenemos que escuchar a nuestras comunidades de justicia ambiental. Aplaudo al senador Merkley por su liderazgo al organizar esta audiencia y brindar una plataforma para quienes tienen m\u00e1s que perder con la contaminaci\u00f3n y el cambio clim\u00e1tico\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
La audiencia detallar\u00e1 varias cuestiones cruciales de justicia ambiental, incluido el caos clim\u00e1tico, la calidad del agua potable, la infraestructura h\u00eddrica, los pesticidas, la escorrent\u00eda de aguas pluviales, la contaminaci\u00f3n del aire y los sitios de desechos peligrosos, y enfatizar\u00e1 la importancia de abordarlos, garantizando que todos los estadounidenses reciban igual protecci\u00f3n. bajo leyes relacionadas con aire limpio, agua limpia y protecci\u00f3n contra contaminantes t\u00f3xicos. Otros temas de discusi\u00f3n incluir\u00e1n el papel de las estrategias y actividades federales para promover soluciones a los problemas de justicia ambiental; formas de aumentar la resiliencia frente a las consecuencias cada vez m\u00e1s destructivas del caos clim\u00e1tico; aumentar el acceso a oportunidades econ\u00f3micas para comunidades de color y personas de bajos ingresos; y afirmar el compromiso del Subcomit\u00e9 con procesos pol\u00edticos inclusivos y transparentes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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