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.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans3 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Protect clean air and reduce air pollution
3 members“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.”View on their website ↗
“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.”View on their website ↗
“He is fighting for an economy and healthcare system that work for everyone, affordable housing for all, and clean air and water.”View on their website ↗
“Protect the air we breathe and the water we drink: Prioritize strengthening the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.”View on their website ↗
“He is a strong proponent of meaningful and effective environmental protection - especially the air, food, and water we all rely on.”View on their website ↗
Strengthen clean air laws and standards
2 members“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.”View on their website ↗
“Protect the air we breathe and the water we drink: Prioritize strengthening the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.”View on their website ↗
Reduce pollution in overburdened communities
1 member“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.”View on their website ↗
“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.”View on their website ↗
Review health and pollution burden before siting new pollution sources
1 member“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.”View on their website ↗
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