Complete list of press releases
Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Washington’s Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Murray and Cantwell showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Washington who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011Delaware Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Delaware’s Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Carper and Coons showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Delaware who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
- Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011###
Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. See twitter.com/EnvDefenseFund; facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund
Vermont Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Vermont’s Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Leahy and Sanders showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Vermont who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
-Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Colorado’s Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Udall and Bennet showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Colorado who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
- Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011###
Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. See twitter.com/EnvDefenseFund; facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund
Rhode Island Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Rhode Island’s Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Reed and Whitehouse showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Rhode Island who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
-Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org
“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Oregon’s Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Wyden and Merkley showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Oregon who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”-Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, New York’s Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every New Yorker who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
-Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011Maryland Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Maryland’s Senators Vote for Clean Air for All Americans
Statement from Environmental Defense Fund“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Maryland’s Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin Cardin fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Mikulski and Cardin showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in Maryland who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
- Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011###
Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. See twitter.com/EnvDefenseFund; facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund.
Hawaii Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Hawaii’s Senators Vote for Clean Air for All Americans
Statement from Environmental Defense Fund“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, Hawaii’s Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Inouye and Akaka showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every Hawaiian who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
- Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011###
Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. See twitter.com/EnvDefenseFund; facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund
California Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
California’s Senators Vote for Clean Air for All Americans
Statement from Environmental Defense Fund“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, California’s Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Feinstein and Boxer showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every Californian who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011###
Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org), a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. See twitter.com/EnvDefenseFund; facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund
New Mexico Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, New Mexico’s Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Bingaman and Udall showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in New Mexico who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
-Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011New Jersey Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez vote for Clean Air Act for all Americans
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org“In the face of today’s repeated attempts to put our health and safety at risk, New Jersey’s Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez fought to make sure that Americans will have clean air to breathe. They helped beat back four different measures in the U.S. Senate that would have weakened the Clean Air Act, which protects Americans from dangerous pollution like mercury, carbon, and methane. Senators Lautenberg and Menendez showed the kind of leadership that we need in Congress. Every person in New Jersey who has lungs should call them to say thank you.”
-Steve Cochran, Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
April 6, 2011Attacks on Clean Air Act Fail in Four Senate Votes
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, tkreindler@edf.org(Washington, DC – April, 6, 2011) Attempts to unravel public health protections under the Clean Air Act failed in the Senate today despite opportunities to vote on four different amendments from both parties. The amendments are a prelude to further attempts to weaken public health protections as the budget debate continues.
“Today’s votes were an unprecedented assault on public health protections under the Clean Air Act. In 40 years we’ve never faced such a brazen attempt to rollback air quality standards,” said Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund. “It remains to be seen which Senators will continue to side with clean air and who will vote to go backward.”
The amendments from Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would have to varying degrees delayed or prevented the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing congressionally mandated and Supreme Court-affirmed responsibilities to address greenhouse gases from the largest sources of pollution.
Majority Of Texans Favor Full Chemical Disclosure In Hydraulic Fracturing
April 6, 2011NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Matt Smelser, 512.731.3023, msmelser@edf.org(Austin – April 6, 2011) The Environmental Defense Fund purchased space on a statewide poll of Texas Republican Primary voters taken April 2-4, 2011 by Baselice and Associates. The results showed that 82 percent of Texas Republican Primary voters thought Texas oil and gas drillers should be required to publicly disclose the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing.
From Scott Anderson, Senior Policy Advisor:
“These results are a clear indication that it is time for industry to stop hiding the ball. An overwhelming majority of Texans, including Republican primary voters, want to require industry to tell the public what is in hydraulic fracturing fluid.”
Participants were asked:
“Should oil and gas drillers in Texas be required to publicly disclose what chemicals, along with the water and sand, are used in their hydraulic fracturing operations?”
In response, 82 percent said yes, 13 percent said no and five percent were either unsure or refused to answer.EDF Statement on Reports the White House May Trade EPA Protections for a Budget Deal
March 31, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Kreindler, 202-445-8108, akreindler@edf.org
Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org
“The media reports about this issue are troubling and, as far as we know, there has been no denial or disavowal from the White House. The President and his team should make clear what their position is. At EDF, our position is that children’s health should not be a bargaining chip.”Fred Krupp, EDF President