For Immediate Release

	March 2, 2004 NBA PRESIDENT CLYDE BAILEY CONGRATULATES NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR JAMES E. MCGREEVY National Bar Association President Clyde Bailey sends congratulatory letter to New Jersey Governor James McGreevey for his Executive Order in support of Environmental Justice. The recently executed Executive Order calls for the New Jersey governmental agencies to consider environmental health impacts on underserved communities of color and low income communities. Moreover, the Executive Order calls for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Transportation to develop a coordinated strategy for reducing the public's exposure to fine particulate pollution which purportedly is linked to the prevalence of childhood asthma, particularly in Black and Hispanic populations. In his letter to the Governor, President Bailey indicated that "the National Bar Association strongly supports this important initiative to eradicate environmental conditions that disproportionately burdens the most vulnerable communities in our nation. The National Bar Association, founded in 1925, is the nation's oldest and largest association of attorneys of color, representing a professional network of over 20,000 lawyers, judges, educators and law students. President Bailey's letter is available in PDF format click here. CONTACT: Megan Alexa Carpenter @ 202-842-3900 Email: mcarpenter@nationalbar.org