Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

I do not believe we are creating a lot of pollution out of Rhode Island that the rest of the country has to worry about.

But in the downwind States and among the general American population, we are in accord with you.

It is very important to Rhode Island as a downwind State to have clean air for our citizens.

We are a downwind State. On a bright summer day you drive into work, and the drive time radio is often saying that today is a bad air day.