Azul Statement on Representative Raúl M. Grijalva’s Passing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: March 13, 2025
CONTACT: media@azul.org
Azul Statement on Representative Raúl M. Grijalva’s Passing
Washington D.C. (March 13, 2025) – In response to news of the passing of Representative Raúl M. Grijalva, Azul’s Founder and Executive Director, Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš, released the following statement:
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Representative Raúl M. Grijalva. As former chair and ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Representative Grijalva led with bold imagination and an indefatigable sense of possibility that resulted in landmark policy wins like the permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Rep. Grijalva was a steadfast champion for communities, fighting persistently to advance environmental justice and ocean climate action, all while supporting grassroots advocates in national policy leadership. Raul Manuel Grijalva, Presente!”
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Azul is an ocean justice organization working with Latino communities to protect our blue planet. Founded in 2011, Azul has developed –and executed– campaigns that achieved groundbreaking ocean conservation policy victories at local, national and international levels.