WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee-today announced the introduction of a package of legislation during Earth Week focused on advancing environmental justice, climate preparedness and resilience, and climate health and education. These bills would address maternal and infant mortality, support climate change education and awareness for students, support youth leadership in federal environmental decision-making, provide frontline workers with hazard pay during disasters, and protect seniors b...