Environment and public works subcommittee. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] the subcommittee will come to order. Thank you Member Wicker, colleagues and guess, welcome to the meeting of the subcommittee on Environmental Justice and regulatory oversight in the 117th congress. Todays hearing will explore adverse impacts on at risk communities and environmental issues. Its fitting that these are an important subject for this hearing. The term Environmental Justice was recently added to this subcommittee, highlighting the growing awareness of Environmental Justice in america. As climate change ravages our country and our planet, from the 80 fires burning across 13 states, the biggest Bootleg Fire in my Home State, oregon, and flooding becoming ever more frequent, as well as destructive storms, we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects, the worst consequences of pollution and climate chaos disproportionately fall on communities of color. And communities with the fewe
Storm. And we begin in Florida In Surfside and the Death Toll now is 46. And ten more bodies found since yesterday, and major acceleration in the search since the remaining part of the tower was demolished late sunday. 94 people still unaccounted for, and our team is getting a much closer Look at the search, and view that we have not seen until now at just how painstaking the search is now, and Vaughan Hillyard is there, and the teams are battling lightning and strong winds, and give us a sense of what you are seeing and hearing this hour. Yeah, we are luckily feeling Sunshine And Humidity here. That is not going to stop this Rescue Operation from going forward and we are lucky yet when we saw elsa moving westward and largely avoid here. And the Rescue Operation only suspended two hours where we saw the significant process here, and ten more individuals, and the bodies were recover and in the last 36 hours, 18 individuals, and that total count is now up to 46, and 94 individuals potent
A Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) resolution supporting DEI initiatives and amendments to the GPSS FY24 budget passed at the GPSS meeting. Charity Njeshi, the College Chair for the College of Veterinary Medicine, was unanimously voted in for a Special Election for the Senate Engagement Officer starting the spring semester. Support Inclusion, Diversity, Equality.
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