Clean Air

While we have made major strides in reducing air pollution over the last three decades, much work remains to be done. Recent medical evidence strongly links air pollution to increased incidence of asthma attacks, heart attacks, cardiopulmonary disease, cancer, and premature death. The most vulnerable among us—children, the elderly, and those with existing respiratory problems—are most susceptible to air pollution. That is why I believe it is more important than ever that we reduce harmful air pollution and ensure that all New Yorkers have clean, safe air to breathe.

To reduce air pollution from power plants—one of the largest sources of air pollution—I am a cosponsor of The Clean Power Act. This bipartisan bill would require power plants to significantly reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and carbon dioxide – emissions that contribute to poor air quality, smog, acid rain, global warming, and contamination of fish.