Duckworth Underscores Her Commitment to Clean Air and Water for All with Regional EPA and NRDC Leadership and Local Activists

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate’s Environmental Justice Caucus, today met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 officials, including Region 5 Director Deb Shore, as well as leadership from the Natural Resources Defense Council and five Chicagoland environmental justice organizations. During the meeting, Duckworth highlighted several of her initiatives to help protect the health, water and air of working communities and Black, Brown and Indigenous Americans in the face of systemic environmental injustice. Duckworth also heard directly from the regional leaders on their advocacy for healthier environments for working families as well as Illinoisans of color and ways she can continue to help on a federal level. Duckworth is also Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee.