Shannon Van Hoesen, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org
Washington, DC - After many failed attempts to push through a so-called “permitting” bill last year, Senator Manchin is again reviving his legislation that would undermine bedrock environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), force dirty infrastructure projects on vulnerable communities, and jeopardize the clean air and water of communities across the country.
In response, Sierra Club’s Director of Beyond Fossil Fuels Mahyar Sorour released the following statement:
“The amount of times frontline communities have beaten back these attempts to undermine their health and safety is a testament to their power. Congress must not trade away our clean water and air in order to give handouts to fossil fuel executives. We will continue to fight against any future attempts to weaken critical environmental protections and rubber-stamp the Mountain Valley Pipeline and dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure. ”
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