are intersectional and accretive, and the cumulative impact of past and present pollution has fallen disproportionately upon already-vulnerable and -marginalized communities, including communities of color, Tribal and indigenous communities, low-income communities, and rural communities. Current and future effects of climate change, including adverse health effects and other harms, are being and will likely continue to be felt first and most severely in many of these same vulnerable communities. (5) Governmental action to correct environmental injustice is morally imperative and necessary for public health. Federal policy can and should acknowledge, and make use of, the intersections between the interlinked challenges of correcting environmental injustice and reducing greenhouse gas pollution. (6) At the same time, American workers and communities are also suffering from economic inequality and wages are not keeping up with the cost of living for healthcare and other necessities. The trend downward in union representation and the bargaining power that provides for workers has corresponded with an increase in income going to the top 10 percent of earners. Federal climate policy can and should be shaped to diminish economic inequality and expand the rights of workers. (7) All people deserve clean air, clean water, a life free from toxic pollution that endanger public health or welfare, and to share in the benefits of a 100 percent clean economy. (8) Sound climate policies to achieve a 100 percent clean economy will spur the development and manufacturing of new technologies, the construction and repair of infrastructure, the restoration of natural systems for resilience and carbon sequestration, and the creation of new high-quality jobs. These investments can help ensure the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy. (9) As the Federal Government seeks to combat climate change, these new resources and opportunities should be concentrated, as quickly as possible and to the greatest extent