House Science Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Foundation for Louisiana Climate Justice Program Director Russell
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WASHINGTON,
Liz Williams Russell, Climate Justice Program director at
Foundation for Louisiana, as part of a video conference hearing entitled Equity: the Case for a Federal Climate Service on
April 21, 2021:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the need for a strengthened Federal role in addressing climate change. I want to encourage thoughtful investment and provision of authority for coordinated risk information and climate services that center the needs of the nation s most impacted communities while creating equitable and sustainable pathways to holistically address climate impacts. It is critical that we enhance and develop replicable and scalable approaches while building generational capacity for long term positive change.