Environment Texas Endorses Pete Gallego for Congress

Environment Texas

AUSTIN – Environment Texas today announced its endorsement of Pete Gallego for the 115th United States Congress. Environment Texas’ Director, Luke Metzger, released the following statement:

“From working to protect Big Bend to advocating investments in wind and solar energy, Pete Gallego has earned both our trust and endorsement. His voting record in both his previous term of Congress and in the state legislature demonstrates support of Environment Texas’ key issues–including global warming, open space, clean air, clean water and clean energy.

This coming election is a critical one for the air we breathe, the water we drink and the places we love. We have made real progress since the first Earth Day nearly 50 years ago, but many significant and urgent problems remain, especially climate change.

We need real leaders and true environmental champions in Washington, D.C. We need elected officials who will stand up to the polluter lobby and publicly champion a clean and healthy environment. We need leaders bold enough to stand with the science and with the public to tackle the most pressing pollution of our time. Pete Gallego is one of these leaders.

We believe – now more than ever – that we must refocus the nation’s attention and commitment to protecting our most special places and improving the quality of our air and our water, for our families today and for future generations.  We must dramatically reduce global warming pollution in order to protect our children and theirs from the worst impacts of climate change – by shifting away from dependence on fossil fuels and other dirty, dangerous energy sources towards a 100% clean and renewable energy.

The nation has made some real and meaningful progress reducing pollution and improving the quality of our environment. We have no choice but to maintain and accelerate this progress. That is why we are encouraging residents of Texas’ 23rd congressional district to support Pete Gallego for Congress on or before Election Day–November 8th, 2016.”

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Environment Texas is a project of Environment America, a federation of 29 state-based environmental advocacy organizations working for a cleaner, greener, healthier future. Click here to see the other pro-environment candidates Environment America has endorsed this year.

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