NV CONSERVATION LEAGUE NEWS RELEASE
Last week, Congressmen Joe Heck and Mark Amodei helped the U.S. House pass the TRAIN Act (HR 2401) – the first in a suite of attacks on public health safeguards outlined in House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s fall agenda.
The TRAIN Act delays two critical clean air safeguards for reducing toxic air pollution from power plants that would save lives in Nevada: the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. If enacted, this would give polluters a free pass and lead to increased health care costs for Nevada families already struggling to make ends meet.
“Endangering the health of Nevada families will not create jobs nor will poisoning the air we breathe jumpstart the economy, yet Congressmen Heck and Amodei have voted for toxic legislation that would block the EPA’s efforts to protect Americans from dangerous air pollution like mercury, smog and soot,” said Scot Rutledge, executive director of Nevada Conservation League.
For more information on this lethal piece of legislation being considered in Congress, check out dirtysecrets.org/train-act/.
The Nevada Conservation League fights to protect our community’s air, water and wildlife and to promote a clean energy economy. We believe the most effective way to protect Nevada is through strategic planning, effective communication with policymakers and collaboration with a diverse group of community partners.
