{"id":4274,"date":"2017-03-16T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/60-environmental-justice-organizations-advocates-denounce-proposed-epa-cuts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:21:02","slug":"60-environmental-justice-organizations-advocates-denounce-proposed-epa-cuts","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/60-environmental-justice-organizations-advocates-denounce-proposed-epa-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"60+ Environmental Justice Organizations &#038; Advocates Denounce Proposed EPA Cuts"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4274","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":false,"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>\r\nMarch 16th, 2017<br \/>\r\nBrooke Havlik, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, brooke@weact.org<\/p>\r\n<p>New York, NY &#8211; Today&#8217;s White House budget proposal, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/America First A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again\">America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again<\/a>&#8221; included many cuts\u00a0to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could harm environmental justice and indigenous communities.\u00a0In response, over 60 environmental justice organizations and advocates, including WE ACT, sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, denouncing\u00a0the proposed cuts, especially those related to critical environmental justice issues. \u00a0The leaders have also requested a meeting with the Administrator.<\/p>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Final-Letter-to-The-Honorable-Scott-Pruitt-from-EJ-Community-and-Supporters.pdf\">Read\u00a0the\u00a0Letter to Administrator Pruitt<\/a><\/h2>\r\n","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>60+ Environmental Justice Organizations &amp; 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