Rep. Pallone Issues Remarks at Hearing on Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires
"It has been a year now since this Subcommittee last held a hearing on wildfires. Since that time, the same regions of the country are suffering due to the large number and size of forest fires causing tremendous damage. This is once again particularly destructive to western states. We've all seen the devastating images of lives lost and homes destroyed. These extreme wildfires are also creating poor air quality in states far away from the fires. Last month, the
"These wildfires are tragic, but they should not be a surprise. For years, scientists have warned that climate change was very likely going to contribute to the increased fire intensity and frequency that we are seeing now. That is exactly what we are seeing today, and we are not going to improve this situation by only looking at forest management or timber harvesting practices. If this
"Unfortunately, the
"* He pulled the
"* He proposed to replace the commonsense Clean Power Plan with a Dirty Power Scam that lets polluters off the hook.
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"*He doubled down on a loophole in the Clean Air Act that allows more inefficient and polluting heavy duty trucks on our roadways;
"*And just this week, Trump relaxed controls on methane pollution from oil and gas operations and landfills;
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"*He has proposed to cut funds for energy efficiency programs and support for renewable energy;
"*And, he continues to threaten to abuse emergency authorities to subsidize the oldest and least efficient coal plants in the country.
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"Yet,
"If we are serious about stemming the terrible growth of the forest fire season, as well as these other natural disasters, we need to abandon the disaster that is the
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