?Hi all,

Below is Earthjustice's statement on the infrastructure proposal:

January 27, 2018

Contact:
Raul Garcia, Earthjustice Senior Legislative Council
rgarcia@earthjustice.org<mailto:rgarcia@earthjustice.org>
202-797-5251

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

White House Infrastructure Plan Would Gut Environmental Requirements For Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON, DC (January 27, 2018) - In response to a White House draft proposal to scale back environmental protections in their infrastructure plan that could come as early as next week, Raul Garcia, Earthjustice Senior Legislative Counsel, issued the following statement:

"The President's infrastructure proposal is a scam that puts dirty industries over people, corporate favors over the public's health, and prioritizes corporate profits over the law.

President Trump's scam infrastructure plan looks to silence impacted communities by gutting bedrock community and environmental safeguards used to fix or fight pipelines that leak, bridges that collapse, highways that segregate communities, and gas wells that seep dangerous pollution near schools, playgrounds and neighborhoods.

Eliminating environmental and health reviews which make projects better and more resilient guarantees these infrastructure projects will be built on a reckless foundation that is bound to crumble. New projects should be resilient, withstand flooding and other disasters, and comply with the law."

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