Joint Letter on Coronavirus and Environmental Justice
CPR joined dozens of environmental and social justice organizations in writing to Congress urging that legislation responsive to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic account for environmental justice concerns.
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Joint Letter on COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
CPR joined with 48 public interest organizations on a letter endorsing passage of the COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020, a vital bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19.
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Tracy Testimony on SB841 (Maryland) re Pollution Control and Poultry Operations
Katie Tracy’s written testimony before the Maryland Senate Committee on Education Health and Environmental Affairs in support of SB 841, a bill addressing Water Pollution Control, Discharge Permits, and Industrial Poultry Operations, March 12, 2020.
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Author(s): Katie Tracy
Darya Minovi's Testimony for Maryland Legislature on Discharge Permits
Darya Minovi's testimony before the Maryland House of Delegates Committee on Environment and Transportation in support of HB1312, a bill addressing Water Pollution Control, Discharge Permits, and Industrial Poultry Operations, March 4, 2020.
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Author(s): Darya Minovi
Joint letter to the Maryland General Assembly re the Environmental Transparency and Accountability Act
Joint letter from the Chesapeake Legal Alliance, Center for Progressive Reform, Environmental Integrity Project, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., to the Members of the Maryland General Assembly in support of the Environmental Transparency and Accountability Act, March 2, 2020.
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Author(s): Matt Shudtz
Sarah Krakoff's Testimony on Tribal Cultural Sites and Border Wall Construction
Sarah Krakoff's February 26, 2020, testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States on harm done to tribal cultural sites during construction of President Trump's southern border wall.
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Author(s): Sarah Krakoff
Joint letter on the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act)
CPR joined dozens of other national consumer organizations calling on House leadership to support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act). The bill would prevent companies from forcing aggrieved workers, consumers, servicemembers, nursing home residents, and small businesses into secretive, company-controlled, rigged, private arbitration systems to settle disputes.
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Statement Of Principles For Environmental Justice Legislation
Letter to Chairman Raúl Grijalva and Rep. Donald McEachin of the House Committee on Natural Resources offering support and comments on a proposed statement of principles for environmental justice legislation, from CPR's Richard Murphy, Sidney Shapiro, and James Goodwin, August 24, 2019.
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Author(s): Richard Murphy, Sidney Shapiro, James Goodwin
Joint Letter on Heat Stress Legislation
Read a joint letter from 100+ organizations, including CPR, in support of the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act (HR 2668), directing OSHA to issue a standard on the prevention of excessive heat in the workplace, July 17, 2019.
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Author(s): Katie Tracy
Joint Letter urging back pay for federal contractors who went without pay during the federal government shutdown
In a joint letter signed by 60+ organizations, CPR urges congressional leaders to provide back pay for federal contractors who went without wages during the federal government shutdown, February 4, 2019.
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Author(s): Katie Tracy