{"id":8467,"date":"2023-02-12T16:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T21:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterkeeperschesapeake.org\/?page_id=8467"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:56:48","slug":"equity-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterkeeperschesapeake.org\/es\/equity-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Equidad y justicia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Low-income communities and communities of color suffer under the inextricably intertwined challenges of clean water, climate change, and economic, environmental, and social injustice. In our region, frontline communities (such as the Cherry Hill neighborhood in downtown Baltimore, the historically black communities of Brandywine, MD and Brown Grove, VA, and poultry workers on the Eastern Shore) are burdened by flooding, drinking water hazards due to industrial contamination, and aging, poorly maintained water infrastructure. It is urgent that we all nurture the burgeoning grassroots movement of climate, justice, water, and public health interests coming together demanding equal justice and access to clean water.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s more important than ever that we empower everyone to take action when water pollution is harming their communities. This is especially true for communities that continue to experience environmental racism. This is why we developed the Clean Water Act Playbook for Frontline Communities at https:\/\/cwaplaybook.org\/<\/a> for easy access to the Clean Water Act’s tools and resources to enforce the law when government fails to do so. This online resource offers Clean Water Act basics, video stories of how local communities dealt with water pollution, links to tools and organizations that can help, and ways to report pollution. We invite you to explore the Playbook and share it with groups and communities who could benefit from this open resource.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our priorities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n