congress favoring polluters over our health

This year, the U.S. Congress has evolved to become the most anti-environmental Congress in history. Unprecedented attacks on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to undermine fundamental laws such as the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts threaten water and health. Over the past year, Congress has attempted to block EPA from imple-menting new standards to limit mercury, ozone, smog and greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources. Federal lawmakers are also seeking to block cross state pollution rules intended to stop companies from poisoning people who live downwind from polluting facilities.

Clean Water Action and allies Washington, D.C. and in Min-nesota are fighting these reckless attempts to weaken envi-ronmental standards. Groups are urging members of Min-nesota’s delegation, especially Sen. Amy Klobuchar, to stand up and vote “No” on these bad bills. Since July, Clean Water Action and its members have sent nearly 1,800 electronic messages to Sen. Klobuchar’s office, along with hundreds of hand-written letters from people contacted door-to-door.

This outpouring of support for strong water and health pro-tections is critical for stopping the worst of these proposals.

Minnesota’s Congressional delegation needs to keep hearing from Clean Water Action members and others that weaken-ing the standards that protect people’s water, air and health is the wrong direction to be taking the country.

Visit the Clean Water Action web site to take action.