TOMORROW: CONGRESSMAN PALLONE, MONMOUTH COUNTY LEGISLATORS & COMMUNITY LEADERS REJECT TRUMP ADMIN’S ROLLBACK OF CLEAN CAR STANDARDS 

(LONG BRANCH, NJ) – On Friday, July 20^th at 12:30PM, immediately following Governor Murphy’s bill signing, Congressman Frank Pallone, State Senator Vin Gopal, Assemblywoman Joann Downey, Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling and Mayor John Pallone , along with community leaders, will join together to oppose the Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Acting National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Heidi King’s joint rule to roll back the successful, money-saving clean car standards, and their attacks on states’ authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from dangerous tailpipe pollution.

WHO:

• Frank Pallone, U.S. Congressman (6^th District)
• Vin Gopal, NJ State Senator, 11th District
• Joann Downey, NJ State Assemblywoman, 11th District
• Eric Houghtaling, NJ State Assemblyman, 11^th District
• John Pallone, Mayor, Long Branch
• Doug O’Malley, Executive Director, Environment New Jersey
• Bridget Devane, Public Policy Director, Health Professionals & Allied Employees (HPAE)

WHERE:

Long Branch Boardwalk Gazebo (Pier Village)

50 Chelsea Ave,

Long Branch, NJ 07740

WHEN:

Date: Friday, July 20^th

Time: 12:30PM (Please arrive at 12:00PM due to traffic and parking)

Speakers will highlight how the clean car standards drive innovation, create jobs, and will reaffirm states’ legal authority to protect their residents from dangerous tailpipe pollution should be preserved.

America’s clean car standards, which were finalized in 2012, help ensure that cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs are more fuel-efficient, saving drivers money on every trip to the gas station. These standards save the typical New Jersey family an average of $1,400 at the gas pump over the life of their vehicle. In addition, New Jersey could expect 16,000 new jobs by 2030 if these standards remain unchanged.

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