Political Quotes

“this week the conservation community mourns the passing of a great American leader, a passionate individual, and an inspiration and friend to many, Russell Errol Train. President Nixon first named Russell Train as Under Secretary of the Department of the Interior and then as the first Chairman of the new White House Council on Environmental Quality from 1970 to 1973. Russ Train then became the Administrator of the EPA, serving there from 1973 to 1977. He was at the forefront of the legislation that became the bedrock of our country's environmental policy: the Clean Air Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act--laws that keep the American public safe and that protect our American natural resources. His desire to protect wildlife and habitat predated these years of public service. He founded the Wildlife Conservation Foundation in 1959 and then the African Wildlife Foundation. When the World Wildlife Fund was established in the United States, he became its first President. This week the World Wildlife Fund U.S. CEO Carter Roberts described Russell Train as ``a true national treasure and an inspiration to all of us who embrace conservation as their life's work.'' Mr. Roberts went on to say: Undoubtedly, Russ would prefer that we not spend a lot of time mourning his passing.…”