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January 22, 2021
Maryland lawmakers are seeking to amend the state constitution to establish that everybody has an inalienable right to a healthy environment.
Subscribe I think it s important to formally recognize environmental rights as civil rights, the bill s sponsor Del. Wanika B. Fisher (D-Prince George s) said during a House Environment and Transportation Committee hearing Wednesday afternoon. This issue is dear to my heart as my constituents face the harsh effects of environmental injustice.
Fisher spoke specifically of environmental harms that disproportionately affect communities of color including in her own district in Prince George s County. Several others also testified of the grim realities of environmental injustices in Maryland.
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Because of their altruism and public service, six Montgomery County residents will be inducted into the 2020 Human Rights Hall of Fame. (Shutterstock)
ROCKVILLE, MD Six residents will be inducted into the Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame later this month.
The 11th biennial event, which honors individuals who have made great personal sacrifices to create a better county for all, will take place virtually at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27, officials said. The six residents, listed below, were nominated by their neighbors and chosen by a committee.
The public is invited to tune in late Sunday afternoon to see the ceremony, which will also include a special tribute to fallen civil rights leaders and performances by the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics.