-- [applause] we have done so with environmental justice policies like a new agency in the office of equity. we must maintain our progress against racism and its pernicious influence on the past and present. the genius of america, i believe, is that we can recognize that we are not yet in a state of perfection, but we will always work to form a more perfect union, and that is what we are doing in the state of washington. before i close, i want to say that there are two grave threats in the united states and unfortunately, in our state today. one threat is to the very basic tenants and blessings of democracy. the other is the ongoing assault on a woman's right of choice. we have not forgotten the u.s. supreme court's frightening decision to eliminate roe v. wade. fundamentally, this is an issue of freedom, freedom of choice when facing one of the most intimate and personal decisions in life. most in this room are committed to protecting that right, but none of us will hope the seats forever. we must face the harsh reality that there are forces in our nation and in our own state intent

the building codes and standards, climate action and environmental justice that really spanned beyond just our team to the department codes and standards, which you just heard from barry works on implementing of ordinances, but also providing support on building codes, not just the climate, not just to buildings, but things like zero waste and evs. so the climate action team is tasked with facilitating our climate action plan and also doing all of our reporting and monitoring on that plan. and lastly, our environmental justice team really is here to promote healthy communities and underserved areas of the city and really reduce the burden of environmental stressors and burdens on those communities. so if you go to the next slide, i'm going to quickly go through our top priorities for this program. so the first is to start working on our 2025 update of our climate action plan with a goal of really being visionary and promoting san francisco as a climate leader. but also making sure we have a keen eye on implementation and advancing racial and social equity. our building decarbonization

together we fought for environmental justice and to restore redemption and rehabilitation to our criminalustice system. we knew that we urgently needed to work to build the california that our children deserved. and i was able to continue that work during my time at emily's list supporting pro-choice women who enhanced -- we were intent on creating that any generation of leaders. madam president, today i am clear that my time in the senate can be no different. and i rise today urgent about the future of our nation's children. i rise carrying the urgent hopes of my grandfather and my grandmother, the deferred dreams of my mother. i rise bearing witness to the urgent sense of action of my professors who were determined to show that next generation of leaders that changed is possible only when we choose to do it together. there are those who believe that the greatest test of our democracy is coming this november. i would submit that it's already happening. it's happening in our high schools and on our college campuses around the country. that's where my sense of urgency really comes from tod

literacy for environmental justice, a community volunteer educational program involved with restoring local habitats and preserving san francisco's unique bio tie varsity, teamed up with the redevelopment group to grow the 50,000 native plants to -- to repopulate treasure island. >> the city of san francisco set up meetings between leg and they came in with high expertise and urban design, and architecture, and green infrastructure, but they really hadn't worked with flytive plants -- worked with native plants at scale and they were also kind of scratching their heads, like how are we going to grow 50,000 native plants from remnant native plant populations. it was a unique partnership of figuring out what plants can grow, what plants will function in stormwater gardens. not all native plants are ascetically pleasing to landscape architect, so we kind of worked around what plants are going to be pleasant for people, what plants are going to provide habitat, what plants are going to actually be able to sequester carbon, deal with erosion, preserve the island biodiversity as well as be a

amy: roishetta ozanen thank you for being with us, founder and director of the environmental justicenization the vessel project of louisiana. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we turn now to look more closely at the area of louisiana known as cancer alley. and 85 mile corridor stretching from baton rouge that is filled with fossil fuel and petrochemical plants. a new report by human rights watch has found newborns living in cancer alley experience low birth weights at more than three times the national average. the rate of preterm births is also twice the national average, which can cause several long-term health problems later in life, including respiratory illnesses such as asthma and cognitive issues. cancer alley is home to predominantly black communities who suffer from the highest pollution-related cancer rates in the country. this is an excerpt from a new video produced by human rights watch beginning with caitlin joshua. >> i first heard the term cancer alley when i was in college. i thought it defines what we've been dealing with in this area for som

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given its broad impact, h.r. 788 is opposed by a wide range of environmental, civil, justice, labor, consumer advocacy groups, including the american federation of state municipal employees, american federation of teachers, the environmental defense fund, the league of conservation voters, the american association for justice, the national association of consumer advocates, and the national consumers league. and if this bill, as my friends on the other side of the aisle say, were really a gift to corporations -- if the underlying practice of corporations was such a gift -- if the underlying practice was such a gift to corporations why has the chamber of commerce come out in favor of this bill? with that, mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues vote no on h.r. 788. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields. the gentleman from texas is recognized to close. mr. gooden: thank you, mr. speaker. this is really bad business for the american people. the settlement slush funds are wrong no matter who is in power. and, frank lyrics victims are b

him with policy advice and recommendations for addressing issues including climate change, environmental justice and air quality. our producer, teresa krug, takes us to philadelphia to meet one of the young women on this newly formed federal council. my name is wawa gatheru. i am a jen zee climate activist, and i'm the proud founder and executive director of the national community blackgirlenvironmentalist. i got my start in the climate space when i was 15. i took a really, really transformational environmental science class that totally changed my life. but the climate community wasn't always one that i felt like was a safe space for youth of color. nor did i feel like it was doing all that it could to really resource the next generation and the ways that we need to really solve this big crisis. so in 2020, i decided to make an instagram page called black girl environmentalist. really, as a way for bjj black black women in the environmental and climate community to see each other. pge works to resource and uplift our community through the areas of green workforce development, community building

and that's when she came into contact with the oil foundation and environmental justice nonprofit, the organized expedition other members of the team also spend time on the water, the, the examples of various points along the route. here we can see the color is very different from the rest of the water that we've been as swimming along. so he is a green, it's really changes. i mean, it depends on the places where we, uh, if we are close to villages, for example, we will be collecting some samples for back to a logical checks. if we are close to factories or industrial areas, we will be checking for heavy metals, for example. like yeah, the other villages better, which now has a number of industrial sites like the sun mine, the pollution it creates has had a devastating impact on the local fishing industry. the area you still have lots of fish this. yeah. the overall look good. then all the fish are gone to the end of the sand mining and the leg has destroyed our livelihood sign. a cool is yeah, like well how me the we are fisherman. again, that's how we make a living and assessing, and

for environmental justice andore red rehabilitation to our criminal justice system. women who advanced the values that united their communities at every level government. we were intent on creating that new generation of leaders. todam clear that my time in the senate can be no different, and i of c. i rise carrying the urgent hopes of my are grandfather and grandmother, the deferred dreams i rise bearing witness to the urgent sense of action of my professors who were deter show n of leaders that change is possible only when we choose to there are those who believe thar democracy is coming this november. i■■fr" would submit that it's ay happening. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr capito:ham president. do we need to call to vitiate the quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not in a quorum call. mrs. capito: thank you. madam president, i rise today in light oth john kerry, america's climate czar, will soon be leaving his mr. kerry's exit presents, us wn comprehensively reexamine the biden administ environment. for three years now while mr.

>> if i can flag one area congresswoman it would be environmental justice where we made historic accomplishments in using title vi of the civil rights act to stand up for communities that are beleaguered by environmental injustice problems. houston, texas in county alabama are two examples of places where the very first time we have used title vi to address issues that disproportionately impact black and latino communities when it comes to environmental justice. >> thank you for that. one final issue i want to raise with you, conditions and local persons in jail. i have them been demanding more from answers about the horrific conditions at the center inor my district where yet another incarcerated person died this weekend. i know your team has investigated conditions in jails of south carolina and elsewhere and i would love to speak with you more about this issue. we must not forget the humidity of people who are incarcerated. in my closing let me just say this, we know we cannot prosecutor way to justice with the civil rights division is the crown jewel of the department and for good reasons. i

, and the latest in a string of protests involving outwards, but active is demanding environmental insightful justice. after a quick tardy up the gallery, we open to the public. more than a 1000000 ukrainians has set to gemini following russia's invasion in 2022 and many are looking for ways to keep the culture and language of life. in the gym and capital berlin, ukrainian migrants gather at an opt gallery to maintain links with the home country through the offs. so, but it's not. let me choose the sound of ha, homeland po, it's nadia to venture and her fellow ukrainians, me to to but an art gallery to recite poetry and re text and them of the tongue. the mike is open and anyone can share. i will not move to belinda affordable and she organizes the monthly poetry event. the main goal of these poetry evenings of to make it create in word hurts and to keep the crate in literature alive. not only the classic of literature, but also we're reading a lot of modern text. i also like to share my words sometimes. and it is, it is a beautiful space for people to feel like home. the place that nadia used to cal

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the environmental justice foundation called the decision "an irrevocable black mark on norway's reputation as a responsible ocean state," adding -- "we know so little about the deep ocean, but we know enough to be sure that mining it will wipe out unique wildlife, disturb the world's largest carbon store, and do nothing to speed the transition to clean economies." last year was the hottest year on record. the pentagon has vowed to do better after defense secretary lloyd austin's prostate cancer diagnosis was disclosed tuesday. president biden received the news about the same time as the general public. this comes after revelations biden and top pentagon officials were also kept in the dark for several days about austin's hospitalization last week following complications from the treatment. white house chief of staff jeff zients ordered a review of cabinet protocols for delegating authority, while some republican lawmakers are calling for austin to step down amid the mounting controversy. austin's doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery. here in new york, the first group of migra

advance the budget request to further improve air quality, utilizing recommendations from environmental justice advocates. my administration has delivered on more than 94% of the actions outlined in the first greenhouse gas production roadmap and we will soon release the second roadmap with more than 40 new actions. we are also grateful we now have federal funding to achieve these goals even faster thanks to the work of the united states congress and president biden. [applause] now we need to cut red tape holding back local investment and unprecedented federal resources in renewable and clean energy including building transmission lines more quickly, renewable energy development, storing carbon dioxide pollution underground. we are excited about legislation led by senator fienberg and senator hanson to expedite these critical clean energy projects,. hand in hand with the climate work is our leadership on protecting and conserving our wildlife and wild places. we will continue to take bold action to protect our cherished public lands. colorado is finally factoring in variables that have long bee

stuff, for the first time they're showing up $3 billion in taxpayer funds for things like environmental justicely a dozen universities and left wings and taxpayers are getting upset about all this, neil. >> this is why it's so important that chairman mcmorris rogers rs and senator barrasso are digging into this. that's what the opposition party is for in congress. to ensure there's account and the the mere fact this administration is trying to rush this money out the door ahead of election and goes to show you that politics is driving this not smart energy and kudos to house senate and republicans and ensuring the taxpayer dollars are not being wasted. elizabeth: there's a group called climate justice alliance and it's reportedly getting $50 million. this group reportedly has repeatedly supported the palestinian cause on hamas amid the ongoing israeli and hamas war and they're describing the status of the palestinians of the climate justice issue and they get $50 million in taxpayer money. your word on that? >> this is infuriating to me about these groups and they're not focused on the core iss

this is roishetta sibley ozane of the environmental justice organization the vessel project. >> being a mom of six children in this community where my children have asthma and other skin conditions that they are battling every day, i know these facilities are not in the public interest. living in a community that smells like rotten eggs and charcoal, i know that these facilities are not in the public interest. but this pause is not just a minor achievement, it is a significant milestone. it sets the stage for potential rejection and slows down the progress of these projects. amy: in related news, a louisiana court ok'd environmental permits for a new formosa plastics facility in st. james parish. it would be the country's largest plastics plant. the area, located along the mississippi river, is already known as cancer alley due to the many toxic chemical plants that have sickened the majority-black population. residents and activists have vowed to keep fighting the proposed formosa plant. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace

administrator, i want to ask, how program support local goals, you can also something in environmental justice? >> i am proud of the program, it is something you would expect the government to do but historically it has not always so it is intentionality figuring out how we can be positive drivers, there is a long history and divide communities and transportation access or highways going to neighborhoods but we know the part we play that impact communities are to be done talking to communities, they are the ones we need and can make urban planning decisions about us what we do. i will say one area in particular is tribal land. we have a significant amount of money and the infrastructure law to invest border crossings, some coaster tribal land so to make sure we are dealing with those in ways that are appropriate or good value for taxpayers. >> extending this poem from a correct how often are we ensuring planes contribute to environmental justice of local affinities? >> as i mentioned, we are serious, i mentioned earlier today your home state has a new courthouse but and an area of town and was

and environmental justice? >> thank you for that question. i'm really proud of the good neighbor program. something you would expect the federal government to do this all the time, historically, that is not always happen. it really is about intentionality. figuring out how we can be positive drivers in communities. there has been a long history of the federal government taking action in divided communities. transportation access, i was going through neighborhoods. we know the part that we play. which is citing decisions that impact communities and ought to be done talking to communities. they are the ones that know what they need and where they can make urban planning decisions that can transform neighborhoods. that is what we do. in one area in particular that we are focused on is in tribal land. we have a significant amount of money in the bipartisan infrastructure law to invest in border crossings. some of that goes through tribal lands. going through nation to nation initiatives good value for the taxpayers. >> gsa expanded this program i

he has been remarkable and he has done it in a way that has justice, social and economic, environmental justicehat's not, i don't think this person would understand that. he calls himself the messiah. i guess he doesn't know much about the messiah. he says he wants the economy to crash, i guess he doesn't know what that means to america's workers. >> that may be true. >> time for a new intervention, maybe his family -- >> maybe if they're watching. you're calling for an intervention. i do want to ask, one of the many roles you've served in is on the intelligence committee. secretary lloyd austin was recently in the icu. he did not disclose that, which has received a strong reaction from republicans and democrats as well. how concerned are you about that lack of disclosure? >> my first concern is that, it's about his health, and what the nature of that is and why he would not disclose it. but the change of command is something that really does have to be respected. and the president of the united states is the commander in chief. he should have known. again, we don't know the particulars of this

trading regulation, an acceleration of the commonwealth's clean waterways, and a new focus on environmental justice issues. he also served president of the environmental council of the states, the voice of state environmental agencies nation. he is a firm believer. environmental focused policies will result in new jobs and opportunities for pennsylvanians of course. our featured author this evening, michael e mann. michael is presidential distinguished professor and director of the center for science sustainability media at the university o pennsylvania. he has received many honors and awards, including an outstanding publication award in 2002 and selection by a scientific american as one of the 50 leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. additionally, he contributed with other ipcc authors toard oe prize in 2020. he was elected to the u.s. national academy of sciences. he's the author of numerous books, and he lives in state college, pennsylvania. and of course, his new book that we are here for this evening is titled our moment how lessons from earth's can help us survive the climat

trading regulation, an acceleration of the commonwealth's cleanup waterways, and a new focus on environmental justice issues. he also served president of the environmental council of the states, the voice of state environmental agencies nationally. he is a firm believer. environmental focused policies will result in new jobs and opportunities for pennsylvanians of course. our featured author this evening, michael e mann. michael is presidential distinguishedssor and director of the center for science sustainability media at the university of pennsylvania. he has received many honors and awards, including an outstanding publication award in 2002 and selection by a scientific

i'm often vba is an oceans campaign and we're such a at the environmental justice foundation. he joins us now from berlin. thanks so much for being with us. so i'm guessing your opposed what i know that you are opposed to this move. tell us what uh. well, um we, we, we think that noise decision to proceed with the money defense and very, very catastrophic signal and will be hard around the world. so simply because it's a physician and save our economic interest, interest, and against scientific advice and the environments that keeps us a life the. so the thing about gives you money is that we know so little about the deep sea. and we, we simply do not know the implications of keeps the money. all the research independent research with which is available indicates that there was a mess of risk to the ocean, marine m eco systems. and we simply don't know exactly the implications of that. but we know that the, the, the impact of keeps the mining is severe since it is irreversible. and we'll definitely needs to buy a diversity loss to well, the norwegian government and we should p

as a mountain village, oceans campaigner and research with the environmental justice foundation, he says that dc mining pays is a huge threat to the issue and the government se ignores do the advice of its own scientific institutions. so you have the norway institute for marine research, which indicated that the area designated board keeps the money as vulnerable or, and also valuable. you have the norway environment agency, which is which is saying that to 60 mining will have the severe consequences. and back in july, the european academy science advisory council all way also that by norwegian, scientists highlighted that it is indeed not necessary for the energy transition to, to um, to proceed with you've seen mining and do you all you also have like the official reset or who is a advocating against keeps the money in the way. and also companies like us store brand. um, but to, to get to, to your, um, to your point. um, it was there and always, and always minnesota petroleum and energy, for instance, who says that use the money is necessary to a degree in transition. however, when we,

given its broad impact, h.r. 788 is opposed by a wide range of environmental, civil justice labor, andconsumer advocacy groups including the american federation of state municipal employees, american federation of teachers, the environmental defense fund, the league of conservation voters, the american association for justice, the national association of consumer advocates, and the national consumers league. and if this bill, as my friends on the other side of the aisle say, were really a gift to corporations -- if the underlying practice of corporations was such a gift -- if the underlying practice was such a gift to corporations why has the chamber of commerce come out in favor of this bill? with that, mr. speaker i vote no on h.r. 788. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields. the gentleman from texas is recognized to close. mr. gooden: this is really bad business for the american people. the settlement slush funds are wrong no matter who is in power. being overlooked. victims should be made whole. any other kind of settlement

and the latest in a string of protests involving outwards, but active is demanding environmental and social justice. after a quick tardy up the gallery, we open to the public. and a quick look at the breaking news of the sava for us. so would you also have an important kills and that on to doesn't one did in georgia near the board over the city of us media said they with kids and i'm showing attacks us officials suspect the attack was kind of dolphin is on back to medicine. cool. a lot more of that story for you at the top of the next hour shift is up next to to stay with us. i'm as far as as 12. thank you so much for watching the enjoying the views and come to take a look at this. i'll tell you the highlights every week email inbox subscribe now inside gaza. it's been more than $100.00 days since the home aust. here attacks on israel dw reporter at mohammed loot lives and.