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Clean Air and Water (quality)

Supported action to protect drinking water H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund provisions); Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water program for lead removal; S.984 Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021. Advocacy for strong rules to reduce air pollution and GHGs from light, medium and heavy duty vehicles, and CAFE standards.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Transportation, Dept of (DOT) · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund

Lobbying in support of environmental and Superfund provisions to be passed via budget reconciliation including maintaining the oil and gas tax. Supported provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure package Water Resources Development Act and resilience programs. Supported PFAS-related legislation included the PFAS Action Act of 2021 (H.R. 2467); PFAS Firefighter Protection Act (H.R. 7597/S.4076); Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act of 2022 (H.R. 7696/S. 4161)

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Natural Resources

Supported protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Also lobbied on Outer Continental Shelf leasing program, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act (S. 173), Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (S. 455), Chiricahua National Park Act (S.1320), The Grand Canyon Protection Act (S.378), The Montana Headwaters Legacy Act (S.2254), The M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act (S.3129), The Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Wildfire Resiliency Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act (S.3144), The LBL Recreation and Heritage Act (S.3997), The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act (S.4080). Opposed The Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2021 (S.1750) and The HOUSES Act of 2022 (S.4062).