WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. Today, U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
“The Sierra Club and the rest of the environmental movement are filled with gratitude today for Senator Reid’s decades of tenacious leadership to protect our air, water, and climate.
“Senator Reid has been instrumental in moving Nevada beyond coal. He stood with the Moapa Band of Paiutes and the Sierra Club to retire a heavily polluting coal plant that was threatening the health of those living in an adjacent Moapa Paiute reservation. He also stood with Sierra Club volunteers working to stop the dumping of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. But these are only a couple examples of Senator Reid’s myriad contributions to help protect Americans’ air, water, health, and climate.
“Senator Reid’s leadership has left an immeasurable impression on our nation’s climate and clean energy future. On behalf of the Sierra Club’s 2.4 million members and supporters, we wish him the best and thank him for his tireless advocacy. We look forward to working with new climate and clean energy champions who will continue his legacy.”
Source: www.sierraclub.org
