In Support of First-Ever National Strategy to Accelerate Deployment of ZeroEmission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks

WHEREAS, The Biden administration just released its First-Ever National Strategy to Accelerate the Deployment of Zero-Emission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks; and 

WHEREAS, Facilities for freight hauling and storage are disproportionately located in Black, brown, and poor communities; and 

WHEREAS, These communities suffer from the effects of air pollution around these facilities such as childhood asthma, heart disease, adverse birth outcomes like premature birth and low birth weight, cognitive decline, and stroke; and 

WHEREAS, This strategy supports the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress; and 

WHEREAS, This resolution will support the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) current resolutions on environmental racism; and 

WHEREAS, There exists the chance of a change in administration and the possibility of either repeal of this strategy or undermining the purpose by extending the timeline, or weakening the standards; and WHEREAS, Congress has the power to codify these standards. 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the NAACP supports its Units to encourage their state, local, and national officials to provide further legislation and funding to expedite the progress of this strategy and relieve the burden on Black, brown and poor communities.