; (2) affirms that the need for adequate environmental and public health protections is inextricably linked with the need for a more sustainable economy and greener, more livable communities; (3) affirms that environmental and public health policies should adequately and equally protect all Americans, and that equal protection is possible only in a context of environmental justice; (4) commends environmental justice advocates for their continuing struggle to achieve fairer, healthier, more sustainable policies and outcomes; (5) acknowledges the prevalence of environmental injustices that directly affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities across the country, especially racial minority, rural, indigenous, and low-income communities; and (6) affirms its commitment to ameliorating existing environmental injustices, and to preventing future injustices, by supporting greater objectivity, transparency, and outreach in policymaking at all levels of government; by supporting improved two-way communication between policymakers and those affected by their decisions