Lauren Lantry, lauren.lantry@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a recent interview with Eva McKend of Spectrum News, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler was pressed about his reaction to Trump’s racist attacks on four women of color in Congress -- Representatives Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley. Wheeler twice refused to condemn Trump’s racism and instead pivoted to his own attacks on Congress while distorting the effects of the Administration’s policies that will lead to more pollution, especially in low-income communities and communities of color.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
"Andrew Wheeler isn’t just complicit with Trump's racism when he refuses to speak out against his hateful attacks --he's actively pushing for deadly policies that increase the threats communities of color face from toxic pollution. People of color disproportionately bear the brunt of air and water pollution, and Wheeler and Trump have done nothing but make that unjust burden heavier, so no one should be surprised by Wheeler’s silence."
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