Harris, AOC introduce ‘Climate Equity Act’

August 6, 2020
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced a bill intended to force Congress and federal agencies put environmental justice (EJ) at the center of their decisions, including by requiring all legislation to receive an equity “score” similar to how bills are assessed for their budget effects. The bill , the Climate Equity Act, was introduced Aug. 6. Its provisions regarding EJ scores for bills, which would estimate the qualitative and quantitative effect on front-line communities, are...


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