Kamlager-Dove Hosts Environmental Justice Funding Convening and Grants Workshop
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) hosted her second annual environmental justice funding convening and grants workshop to spread awareness about federal assistance available to small businesses, organizations, and municipalities for environmental justice initiatives through President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.
“When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, he made good on his promise of delivering resources to historically underserved and underinvested communities to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change,” said Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove. “Investments in efforts to reduce carbon emissions will help communities most burdened by air pollution breathe easier; climate resiliency initiatives will help make affordable housing more sustainable and green spaces more accessible to all; and clean transportation funding will create good-paying jobs while connecting more people to all our district has to offer.”
She continued, “It's now on all of us to ensure that these resources flow equitably into communities across the United States, including here in South Los Angeles, which is why I’m incredibly thankful to all the federal agencies and participants who joined us here today. In Congress, I’ll keep fighting to bring home funding for critical environmental justice initiatives to help build greener, cleaner, and healthier futures for all.”
The Office of Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was joined by representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, the office was joined by two of EPA's new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers — the Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice and the San Diego State University Center for Community Energy and Environmental Justice. The event had nearly 100 participants.
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