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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, of Oregon's 1st congressional district, also tweeted praise:
We must #ActOnClimate, and today's Executive Orders demonstrate the Biden-Harris Admin's commitment to #SolvingTheClimateCrisis
In late 2020, DeFazio, Oregon's two U.S. Senators and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici sent the Corps of Engineers a letter asking for additional support for harbor repairs and improvements at Coos Bay, Depoe Bay and Tillamook.
Environmentalists and state and local governments have already taken the EPA to court over the final rule in two separate lawsuits, broadly on procedural grounds.
"The final rule essentially blocks access to the best available science, which could jeopardize the health and livelihood of every person in this country and disproportionately burden Black, Indigenous, and communities of color who are often still waiting for the EPA to fulfill its promise of clean air and clean water," the lawmakers wrote. The letter was signed by Reps.
"The Trump Administration's censored science rule undermines scientific integrity and threatens our nation's bedrock environmental laws. It cannot stand. Today, I led 86 of my colleagues in urging President Biden to use all means to rollback this harmful rule immediately."