Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds that— the people of the United States have a right to live in a clean, healthful, and sustainable environment and climate, with access to clean air and clean water; realizing the right described in subparagraph
(A)will require addressing systemic environmental injustices and the growing inequities fueled by climate change; the Federal Government has the responsibility to ensure that the right described in subparagraph
(A)is realized; and the Federal Government should be held accountable to protect the individuals most impacted by environmental degradation, climate change, and the fight to address climate change; addressing the climate crisis will require a comprehensive set of solutions that includes— Federal investment; the promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations; and international and intergovernmental cooperation; and any policy to address climate and environmental justice must acknowledge that— climate change is— an immediate crisis, the impacts of which the United States is already experiencing; and a systemic injustice multiplier; low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color across the United States disproportionately experience the cumulative impacts of multiple pollution sources and the compounding impacts of a history of pollution exposure; and the impacts of climate change will— disproportionately affect the communities that are already facing environmental injustice; and increase stressors on vulnerable communities, including the elderly, the unhoused, and individuals with disabilities.