Scott Supports President's Clean Power Plan

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced new actions to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2030:

"In Virginia, and across the nation, we are already seeing the harms of climate change. From increased health risks from diseases such as asthma to increasingly devastating extreme weather events, numerous scientific reports have shown that a failure to reduce carbon pollution will only increase these and other threats. These impacts are being felt particularly in Norfolk, which has been listed as the second most at risk city behind New Orleans for sea level rise in the United States.

"We have an obligation to act to reduce the impacts of climate change, and that is why I support the Clean Power Plan announced today. These actions will allow future generations of Americans to enjoy our clean air and our natural resources well into the future.

"While work remains to ensure that Virginia remains resilient in the face of climate change and its effects, I am confident that the commonsense limits on carbon pollution announced today will spur innovation and ensure that the United States is a world leader in taking action to deal with the realities of climate change."

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