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. today s hearing will explore adverse impacts on at risk communities and environmental issues. it s 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 w
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. ranking member wicker colleagues and guests welcome to the first hearing the subcommittee and chemical the, waste management environmental justice regulatory oversight in the 170th congress. today s hearing will explore critical issues of the marmots of the marmots of justice and adverse impacts on at risk communities. it s fitting that these important issues are the subject of our first hearing. this year the compartment of justice was that as the name is the committee highlighting the growing awareness of and public conversations around environmental justice in america. as climate change ravages our country and our planet with many fires burning across 15 state the biggest bootleg fire in my state of oregon communities confronting flooding ever more frequent destructive storms we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects the worst consequence in the ravages of climate
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. ranking member wicker colleagues and guests welcome to the first hearing the subcommittee and chemical the, waste management environmental justice regulatory oversight in the 170th congress. today s hearing will explore critical issues of the marmots of the marmots of justice and adverse impacts on at risk communities. it s fitting that these important issues are the subject of our first hearing. this year the compartment of justice was that as the name is the committee highlighting the growing awareness of and public conversations around environmental justice in america. as climate change ravages our country and our planet with many fires burning across 15 state the biggest bootleg fire in my state of oregon communities confronting flooding ever more frequent destructive storms we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects the worst consequence in the ravages of climate
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. ranking member wicker colleagues and guests welcome to the first hearing the subcommittee and chemical the, waste management environmental justice regulatory oversight in the 170th congress. today s hearing will explore critical issues of the marmots of the marmots of justice and adverse impacts on at risk communities. it s fitting that these important issues are the subject of our first hearing. this year the compartment of justice was that as the name is the committee highlighting the growing awareness of and public conversations around environmental justice in america. as climate change ravages our country and our planet with many fires burning across 15 state the biggest bootleg fire in my state of oregon communities confronting flooding ever more frequent destructive storms we cannot ignore the fact that while we all feel its effects the worst consequence in the ravages of climate
[gavel striking block. ] chair merkley: welcome to the first subcommittee hearing on chemical safety, waste management, environmental justice and regulatory oversight in the 117th congress. today s hearing will explore environmental justice and adverse impacts on at-risk communities. it is fitting that these important issues of the subject for our first hearing. earlier this year, the term environmental justice was added to the name of the subcommittee, highlighting growing awareness of and public conversation around environmental justice in america. as climate change ravages our country and planet, with fires burning across 13 states, the biggest, the bootleg fire, burning in my home state of oregon, more frequent and more powerful storms, we cannot ignore the fact that, while we all feel its effects, the worst consequences of pollution and climate fall disproportionately on communities of color in communities with the fewest resources for either adapting or recovering. fron