For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Contact: Donna De La Cruz,
[email protected] (202) 339-9331

Polluted Air and Water Will be the Norm in the Most Vulnerable Communities

(WASHINGTON)—Here is a statement from Dorian Warren, Vice President of the Center for Community Change, on President Trump’s executive order to roll back President Obama’s climate change policies:

“President Trump’s decision today to get rid of President Obama’s rules to curb carbon emissions means the poorest of Americans will suffer the most. They will be the ones whose air and water will become more polluted since their neighborhoods are the ones populated by factories that can now spew out toxins without being regulated.”

“President Trump has made it no secret that his loyalty lies with rich corporations and not with the most vulnerable of Americans who live in neighborhoods adjacent to industrial areas.”

“Rather than investing in helping these communities by offering programs for clean energy jobs that would make sure the air was safe to breathe and the water safe to drink, the Trump administration has signaled they do not care about this segment of America. Instead, they have pledged allegiance to their rich cronies who run these corporations.”

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