Environmental regulation
How strict environmental rules are, how they are enforced against companies that break them or cause harm, and how much authority and funding the EPA has.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans6 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Hold polluters accountable and enforce environmental laws
5 members“That’s how long Chemours poisoned our drinking water. So Roy Cooper held them accountable and took them to court.”View on their website ↗
“Accountability for polluters, not immunity – oppose liability shields that protect agrochemical and PFAS manufacturers from consequences after they cause harm.”View on their website ↗
“Today, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announced a new policy agenda to take on corporate polluters and champion food and water safety.”View on their website ↗
“Michigan farmers shouldn’t pay the price for environmental contamination they didn’t cause. Abdul will fight for federal funding to test affected farms, compensate farmers for lost income, and hold polluters responsible.”View on their website ↗
“As a public servant, Abdul secured free glasses for kids who needed them, removed lead from Detroit’s elementary schools, took on Michigan’s biggest polluters, and made life-saving Narcan universally accessible.”View on their website ↗
“As senator, I’ll fight to hold corporate polluters fully accountable for contaminating Michigan’s land, air, and water and to empower federal agencies to stop them before they cause harm in the first place.”View on their website ↗
“I’ll hold polluters fully accountable for the PFAS contamination they’ve left behind in our soil, our water, and our bodies and ensure that corporate farms taking federal dollars are held accountable for the agricultural runoff poisoning our rivers, our lakes, and our neighbors’ wells.”View on their website ↗
“Peggy believes there is more to do to hold people and companies accountable when they refuse to comply with environmental standards that are designed to protect our children and natural resources.”View on their website ↗
“In Congress Chris has taken on the tough fights: pushing tax cuts for working families and small businesses, cracking down on predatory companies that target veterans and pollute our water, and standing up to Big Pharma to lower drug costs.”View on their website ↗
“He is taking on corporate polluters who are contaminating our drinking water and is standing up to predatory companies taking advantage of our veterans.”View on their website ↗
“He has led the charge in Congress to address PFAS contamination and wrote legislation to protect communities from these “forever chemicals,” take on corporate polluters, and establish stronger national safety standards.”View on their website ↗
“Chris has also led the fight in Congress to clean up deadly PFAS contamination and hold corporate polluters responsible for poisoning our water with these “forever chemicals” in communities like Merrimack.”View on their website ↗
“If elected, Turek would address Iowa’s water quality crisis and crack down on companies that pollute water.”View on their website ↗
“Addressing Iowa’s cancer crisis is personal to Josh, and he is laser-focused on putting an end to Iowa’s rising cancer rate, investing in research, holding cancer-causing chemical companies accountable, and ensuring Iowans can access the care they need.”View on their website ↗
“Address the water quality crisis that is at the core of our cancer crisis by funding water quality sensors and cracking down on chemical companies that pollute our water supply.”View on their website ↗
Keep and strengthen environmental protections
2 members“He has led the charge in Congress to address PFAS contamination and wrote legislation to protect communities from these “forever chemicals,” take on corporate polluters, and establish stronger national safety standards.”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 ↗
Make polluters pay for cleanup and the harm they cause
1 member“Accountability for polluters, not immunity – oppose liability shields that protect agrochemical and PFAS manufacturers from consequences after they cause harm.”View on their website ↗
“Michigan farmers shouldn’t pay the price for environmental contamination they didn’t cause. Abdul will fight for federal funding to test affected farms, compensate farmers for lost income, and hold polluters responsible.”View on their website ↗
Let people and governments sue polluters for damages
1 member“Accountability for polluters, not immunity – oppose liability shields that protect agrochemical and PFAS manufacturers from consequences after they cause harm.”View on their website ↗
Restore the EPA's funding and authority
1 member“As senator, I’ll fight to hold corporate polluters fully accountable for contaminating Michigan’s land, air, and water and to empower federal agencies to stop them before they cause harm in the first place.”View on their website ↗
“That means codifying the Endangerment Finding into law, so no future administration can strip the EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases by executive order.”View on their website ↗
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