Clean up 100 heavily polluted communities

DeGette introduced legislation that would require the EPA to identify and clean up 100 of the most heavily polluted communities in the country. The legislation also would require the agency to study how pollution from multiple sources affects nearby communities and use that information in future health assessments.

Context: The described requirements are proposed legislation, not stated as enacted.

In their own words

This initiative will identify and clean up 100 of the most heavily polluted communities in the U.S.

The source

Diana DeGette: Combatting the Climate Crisis

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026