State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter & Regenesis Institute’s Harold Mitchell
The climate crisis is here, and it is damaging vulnerable communities and communities of color. As the National Black Caucus of State Legislators has pointed out, these are the same communities that for decades have been disproportionately and systematically poisoned by fossil fuels and other toxic pollution.
As members of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL), we know first-hand the challenges that Black communities face from climate change and environmental injustice.
That is why we are fighting for environmental justice in a red state — South Carolina — where the political odds are stacked against us. And that is why we need Congress to do its part.
In South Carolina, we have seen the devastating effects of environmental injustice in communities across the state.
