"The #Bronx has the highest rates of asthma in the country stemming from pollution caused by traffic congestion. Im pushing new legislation, the Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act, to fund hyperlocal air quality monitoring for the purpose of reducing air pollution."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Ritchie Torres:
"#EarthDay reminds us that NY state needs to ensure the communities disproportionately impacted by decades of traffic congestion fumes are the first to benefit from electric vehicle infrastructure investments. My oped w/ @RepYvetteClarke & @TechNYC: bit.ly/3Mmwikm" on April 22Read on Twitter
"El Tribunal Supremo de los EU confirma una vez ms el estatus colonial y el trato de segunda clase hacia Puerto Rico. Solo con accin del Congreso y la estadidad se podr proveer plena igualdad legal al pueblo de #PuertoRico. El Congreso debe actuar ya!" on April 21Read on Twitter
"#SCOTUS once again confirms Puerto Ricos colonial & 2nd-class status. Only Congressional action & statehood will bring full legal equality to the people of #PuertoRico. Congress must act. twitter.com/CNNPolitics/st" on April 21Read on Twitter
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