Carper celebrates Earth Day, highlights work moving forward as EPW chairman – Majority News

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), today released an Earth Day video statement highlighting the successes achieved under his chairmanship and the work that remains to be done to protect our planet.

“Today we see the growing threats of the climate crisis: forest fires are destroying our lands, droughts are scorching our ecosystems, floods are destroying our communities.” said Senator Carper. “Fortunately, we can do something about all these things. And it turns out we are! Last Congress, we passed the most transformative infrastructure legislation since the advent of the interstate system – the bipartisan Infrastructure Act… And not long after, Democrats passed the most consequential clean energy legislation for the future of our planet – the Inflation Reduction Act. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which I have the privilege of chairing, played a critical role in crafting these laws.”

He continued: “My staff and I have much work ahead of us to build on the successes of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, the Kigali Amendment and much more. And the good news is that we can agree on many things in Congress when it comes to protecting our planet. This Congress, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed several bipartisan bills to protect our environment and address climate change, including the ADVANCE Act, the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act, the PROVE IT Act, the WILD Act, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act and the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. And we’re just getting started. I will continue to work with my colleagues across the aisle and on our side of the aisle… to advance legislation to protect our one and only planet.”

Click here to view Chairman Carper’s full remarks.

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