President Obama's action today to direct USEPA to consider allowing stricter state automobile emissions standards is the change we need to save money at the gas pump, retool our auto industry to make better, more efficient cars, and cut air pollution.
Last year the Illinois General Assembly debated the Illinois Clean Car Act, sponsored by State Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) and State Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan), but opposition to stronger state standards from the Bush Administration was a roadblock to the gas savings and cleaner air the Act would bring to Illinois.
President Obama made clear today that his administration will work with states like Illinois that want cleaner cars, not against them. The General Assembly should seize this opportunity to join the growing number of clean car states, and embrace President Obama's vision of cleaner cars the help us end our dependence on foreign oil.
You can read the President's remarks here.
2 comments:
Can someone explain to me why, for the good of the environment, Terry Link supports clean air initiatives, but not the federally funded clean-up of PCB's in the Waukegan Harbor which is the source of our drinking water has been contaminating Lake Michigan fish for decades.
Why haven't you uttered a peep about the appointment of another political hack by the Governor to run DNR?
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