Political Quotes

“Sunday is the 37th anniversary of Earth Day. I have been pleased to read reports that people across the country are planning to come together to celebrate our environmental accomplishments and to renew their environmental commitment to future and current generations. Everyone should celebrate the major steps forward we have taken to achieve clean air and water, to reduce pollution, and to clean up hazardous waste sites. Earth Day is celebrated because of the great work of former Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. In 1970, he founded Earth Day to celebrate the environment and to bring attention to the legislative challenges facing those who want to want to protect the environment. Senator Nelson also cosponsored the Wilderness Act of 1964, a law that has been amazingly important to protecting Nevada's beauty. Nevada is one of the many States that has greatly benefited from the increased environmental awareness that former Senator Nelson helped to cultivate. Nevada's dramatic landscapes from the high alpine lakes of the Ruby Mountains to the stark open spaces of the Black Rock Desert to the incredible Joshua tree forests in the Piute Valley have provided inspiration to generations of Nevadans. Protecting Nevada's wild lands ensured that those who follow us will have the same opportunity to find and experience these incredible places as we had. The Wilderness Act of 1964, which was cosponsored by former Senator Nelson, has done tremendous things in Nevada.”