Air pollution

How much pollution power plants, factories, vehicles and other sources may release into the air, and how air quality limits are monitored and enforced.

Protect clean air and reduce air pollution

22 members
Melissa Bean
House · IL-8 · Democrat
“Protect clean air and water by curbing or removing super-pollutants and holding polluters accountable”
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Rebecca Bennett
House · NJ-7 · Democrat
“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.”
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“Maintain essential environmental regulations that help limit the pollution of the air we breathe and water we drink.”
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Daniel Biss
House · IL-9 · Democrat
“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.”
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Adrian Boafo
House · MD-5 · Democrat
“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.”
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Christina Bohannan
House · IA-1 · Democrat
“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.”
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Bob Brooks
House · PA-7 · Democrat
“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.”
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Angela Gonzales-Torres
House · CA-34 · Democrat
“Funding for community parks, urban forests, and green corridors to reduce extreme heat and improve air quality”
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Christina Hines
House · MI-10 · Democrat
“Like the leaders who have come before me, I’m ready to be a champion for our water, land, and air.”
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“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.”
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Kristina Knickerbocker
House · OH-10 · Democrat
“We must build public health infrastructure to make sure everyone has access to clean air, water, and resources that promote health.”
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William Lawrence
House · MI-7 · Democrat
“You, your children, and your grandchildren will live in a healthy, stable environment and we will all work together to protect our land, air and water.”
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“Defend our water, land, air and climate”
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Don Leonard
House · OH-15 · Democrat
“Data centers take our water and electricity and don't give anything back. Everyone deserves a community with clean air, clean water, and good public schools. Development should protect our water, strengthen the electric grid, create good local jobs, and earn the community’s trust.”
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Matt Little
House · MN-2 · Democrat
“Fighting for Clean Air & Water”
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Elaine Luria
House · VA-2 · Democrat
“I will continue to lead efforts to combat climate change’s impact on our local community, fight against offshore drilling, restore the Chesapeake Bay, and ensure Hampton Roads has clean air and water.”
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Ben McAdams
House · UT-1 · Democrat
“Protecting the environment by passing legislation to reduce smog pollution and increase funding for energy efficiency programs.”
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“Climate change is an existential threat that demands our immediate attention. I will work in Congress to curb greenhouse gas emissions and address the many other environmental crises facing our state so that our kids can breathe clean air, enjoy nature, and inherit a prosperous future.”
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Sean McCann
House · MI-4 · Democrat
“We need to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the beauty of Michigan for all our kids and grandkids.”
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Donavan McKinney
House · MI-13 · Democrat
“His priorities while in office are ensuring families have access to clean air and water, ensuring every child in Michigan can receive a quality public education, improving the criminal justice system, pushing for a robust, quality public transit system, and expanding the rights of unions and workers.”
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“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.”
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Donna Miller
House · IL-2 · Democrat
“I’ve sponsored over $100 million in sustainability and renewable energy investments in Cook County and will continue fighting for clean air, safe water and resilient infrastructure to protect future generations.”
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Jeremy Moss
House · MI-11 · Democrat
“As President Pro Tem of the Senate, he passed landmark legislation, including restoring labor rights, passing the first gun safety laws in a generation, making the workplace safer and housing more secure, protecting abortion rights, and creating a plan for cleaner air and water.”
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Chris Rabb
House · PA-3 · Democrat
“RepRabb is running for Congress because it is time to put community over commerce, expand democracy, strengthen workers’ rights, guarantee access to healthcare, housing, clean air and water, and confront the danger that concentrated wealth poses to real self-government.”
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“Ensuring Access to Clean Air and Water”
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Hilda Solis
House · CA-38 · Democrat
“Hilda Solis has always prioritized fighting for clean air, water, and open green space. She was the first woman ever to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her work on passing groundbreaking environmental justice laws.”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“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.”
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Marni von Wilpert
House · CA-48 · Democrat
“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.”
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Enforce clean air laws and hold polluters accountable

4 members
Melissa Bean
House · IL-8 · Democrat
“Protect clean air and water by curbing or removing super-pollutants and holding polluters accountable”
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Claire Valdez
House · NY-7 · Democrat
“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.”
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Randy Villegas
House · CA-22 · Democrat
“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.”
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Marni von Wilpert
House · CA-48 · Democrat
“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.”
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Reduce pollution in overburdened communities

2 members
Adrian Boafo
House · MD-5 · Democrat
“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.”
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Donavan McKinney
House · MI-13 · Democrat
“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.”
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Strengthen clean air laws and standards

1 member
Mike McGuire
House · CA-1 · Democrat
“I’ve led the successful fight for the strongest clean air, clean water, and climate laws in America.”
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Review health and pollution burden before siting new pollution sources

1 member
Angela Gonzales-Torres
House · CA-34 · Democrat
“Protect public health. Restrict new diesel backup generators and require public health review before siting”
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