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Environment, Energy and Transportation

My district is one of the most polluted districts in the nation, where the sight of refineries and urban oil wells next to homes and baseball fields are a common occurrence. Unfortunately, this is all too normal in communities of color, which routinely endure immense environmental injustices. It takes immense strength to fight polluted air and water in places where the contamination is profound and the injustices are deep.

Due to limited resources and lack of political power, communities of color are often where you will find industrial facilities and air and water contamination. Members of Congress, as well as environmental justice activists from all parts of the country, must unite to both increase awareness and pursue policy change.

A clean environment is about more than environmentalism. It’s about breathing in clean air and drinking uncontaminated water. It’s about new technologies and creating new jobs for the 21st century. Instead of risking the public health of the frontline communities across the country, we should be focused on transitioning to a clean energy economy by electrifying our transportation system and ramping up our use of renewables. We can’t have life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness unless you also have environmental justice. These issues go to the core of who we are as a nation.

September 8, 2017

Rep. Barragan Speaks in Favor of H.R.3101 – Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017

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August 18, 2017

Members of Congress: No New Offshore Drilling in the Pacific Ocean

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August 17, 2017

Rep. Barragán Statement on Rancho Liquefied Petroleum Gas Facility

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August 16, 2017

United for Climate and Environmental Justice Task Force Statement on Trump’s Infrastructure Executive Order

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July 19, 2017

United for Climate Co-chairs Opposed H.R. 806

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July 19, 2017

United for Climate and Environmental Justice Task Force Co-chairs, 40 Representatives Urge Appropriations Committee to Fully Fund EPA in Fy 2018

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July 17, 2017

Barragán Statement on Elevated Chromium 6 Levels in Compton

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June 29, 2017

Barragán Introduces Bill to Support Jobs and Help U.S. Ports Compete

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June 28, 2017

The Hill: Republicans fear onslaught of green group lawsuits

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June 21, 2017

Reps. Barragán and Turner Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create Funding for Urban Parks

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