CAC’s Margie Alt Applauds Launch of House Environmental Justice Caucus to Give Voice to Frontline Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2026
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CAC’s Margie Alt Applauds Launch of House Environmental Justice Caucus to Give Voice to Frontline Communities
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-7), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Summer Lee (PA-12) launched the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, the first of its kind in the House of Representatives. The caucus will advance policies that center frontline community leadership in addressing environmental harms, building on the legacy of the Environmental Justice For All Act. Margie Alt, Director of the Climate Action Campaign, released the following statement in response:
“As the Trump administration continues to treat people as expendable, with its all-out assault on our lives and livelihoods through its Polluters First Agenda, dismantling the EPA’s core mission, and abandoning frontline communities most affected by its rollbacks, we badly need Congress to fight back.
"The launch of the People’s Environmental Justice Caucus today couldn’t be more timely or important. Its founding members are climate champions who have demonstrated a commitment to giving a voice to families bearing the heaviest burden of unchecked pollution.
We applaud this caucus and WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the Climate Justice Alliance (CJA), the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum (EJLF) and the Platform for a Just Climate (formerly known as the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform) for their leadership, and encourage additional house members to join them in working toward a government that works for a safe and healthy climate for all people, not just the wealthy few."
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