WHEN: Monday, Sept. 16, 2019
TIME: 2:00 p.m. EST
PURPOSE & BACKGROUND
The hearing will examine air and water pollution in Michigan, with a specific focus on Detroit and Flint, and on the disparate impacts of pollution on low-income communities and communities of color. The hearing will explore the negative health effects of living in heavily polluted areas as well as community efforts to hold industry and elected officials accountable for past and current actions.
WITNESSES
Monica Lewis Patrick
Co-Founder & President
We the People of Detroit
Dr. Dolores Leonard
Advocate
Nayyirah Shariff
Director
Flint Rising
Dr. Paul Mohai
School for Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
Nick Leonard
Executive Director
Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
Emma Lockridge
Climate and Environmental Justice Organizer
Michigan United
