Air pollution

“Protect clean air and water by curbing or removing super-pollutants and holding polluters accountable”

“Clean air and clean water are essential to our way of life in New Jersey, but environmental deregulation and defunding threaten our ability to preserve the resources we have. With smart investments in renewable energy and real environmental stewardship, we can create jobs and lower energy costs while also tackling the climate crisis and ensuring New Jersey families have clean air and clean water for generations to come.”

“Maintain essential environmental regulations that help limit the pollution of the air we breathe and water we drink.”

“I've taken the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge because I’ll stand up to Big Oil, fight for clean air and water, and make sure the path to a green future is paid for by those who’ve profited from the status quo for too long.”

“Pursue environmental justice and tackle pollution head on. Advance environmental justice by reducing pollution in overburdened communities and tackling urgent environmental threats in Southern Maryland, including power plant emissions, water pollution, and industrial contamination that harms public health.”

“That’s why, in 2020, I took on the political establishment and defeated a 20-year incumbent of my own party to serve in the Iowa House of Representatives. There, I fought for our public schools, our farmers and small businesses, clean air and water, and our rights and liberties.”

“We need energy that works for working families, not just big oil companies. That means creating good-paying union jobs in clean energy, protecting our air and water, taking on the climate crisis, and investing in the industries of tomorrow. Pennsylvania can lead the way by building wind, solar, and power projects that put people to work.”

“Abdul is fighting for an economy that works for everyone, healthcare for all, affordable housing, quality education, clean air and water, and sensible foreign policy.”

“I don’t care if you’re a black child in the city of Detroit or a brown child growing up in Dearborn or a white child growing up in Escanaba, what you deserve is to get an amazing education. What you deserve is to breathe clean air, drink clean water.”

“He is fighting for an economy and healthcare system that work for everyone, affordable housing for all, and clean air and water.”

“Funding for community parks, urban forests, and green corridors to reduce extreme heat and improve air quality”

“Like the leaders who have come before me, I’m ready to be a champion for our water, land, and air.”

“I believe this work rises above partisan divides. In Macomb, Republicans and Democrats have both stood for water, land, and air protection, and I’ll keep that tradition alive.”

“We must build public health infrastructure to make sure everyone has access to clean air, water, and resources that promote health.”

“Protect clean air and water by curbing or removing super-pollutants and holding polluters accountable”

“Mitigate the effects of Green Asphalt and hold them accountable. The spewing of debris from Green Asphalt has left many on both sides of Newtown Creek suffering from noxious odors, with additional reports of worsened breathing. Claire will continue to be an outspoken advocate for Blissville and Greenpoint, ensuring Green Asphalt does not resume operations until the stack height has doubled, and that the NYS DEC levies appropriate fines and closely monitors air quality testing.”

“Hold corporate polluters accountable Here in the Central Valley, we suffer from high rates of cancer, asthma and other medical conditions because corporate polluters have been allowed to get away with gas leaks, air pollution and water contamination. These are crimes against nature, but they’re also crimes against our communities. I will fight to hold corporate polluters accountable and keep our communities safe.”

“As a prosecutor, Marni took on corporate polluters like Monsanto for contaminating our waterways, and she’ll bring that same approach to Congress — holding polluters accountable and protecting clean air and safe communities.”

“It means strengthening air quality standards to account for the cumulative impact of multiple pollutants on vulnerable communities. After all, a child in Detroit breathing diesel exhaust, industrial particulates, and ozone simultaneously deserves a regulatory framework that reflects that reality.”

“I’ve led the successful fight for the strongest clean air, clean water, and climate laws in America.”

“Protect the air we breathe and the water we drink: Prioritize strengthening the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.”

“Pursue environmental justice and tackle pollution head on. Advance environmental justice by reducing pollution in overburdened communities and tackling urgent environmental threats in Southern Maryland, including power plant emissions, water pollution, and industrial contamination that harms public health.”

“Guarantee cumulative impact review for air quality – Require regulators to assess a community’s existing pollution burden–industrial emissions, diesel truck and rail traffic, and other combined sources–before allowing any new pollution sources nearby, guaranteeing air quality doesn’t get worse in Michigan neighborhoods already experiencing the highest levels of pollution.”

“It means strengthening air quality standards to account for the cumulative impact of multiple pollutants on vulnerable communities. After all, a child in Detroit breathing diesel exhaust, industrial particulates, and ozone simultaneously deserves a regulatory framework that reflects that reality.”

“He’s fighting to stop and reverse the negative impacts decades of environmental racism and pollution have had on the air and water quality in Detroit and its surrounding suburbs — so that today’s children don’t develop the same chronic cough and health issues that McKinney and his family members developed growing up in Detroit.”

“Guarantee cumulative impact review for air quality – Require regulators to assess a community’s existing pollution burden–industrial emissions, diesel truck and rail traffic, and other combined sources–before allowing any new pollution sources nearby, guaranteeing air quality doesn’t get worse in Michigan neighborhoods already experiencing the highest levels of pollution.”

“Protect public health. Restrict new diesel backup generators and require public health review before siting”