Adam Beitman, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org or 202-670-5585
Washington, DC -- Congressional Republicans are forming a so-called “Roosevelt Conservation Caucus” in an effort to make their party appear less aggressively anti-environment.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce Released the Following Statement:
“This greenwashing caucus won’t provide Congressional Republicans with the political cover they want until they actually vote to protect the environment, take on the fossil fuel industry, and tackle the climate crisis.
“Voting to open up the Arctic Refuge for drilling, put Scott Pruitt and a coal lobbyist in charge of the EPA, and consistently supporting Donald Trump’s countless attacks on clean air, clean water, and the climate is the exact opposite of taking action to protect the environment, yet that is what the members of this caucus have done time and time again.”
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