Protecting Energy Infrastructure and Our Environment
Over the weekend, I had the privilege of hosting Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in our area to meet with local experts and discuss our ongoing work to ensure families can count on reliable energy while conserving our natural resources.
At Enbridge’s terminal in Stockbridge, we met with energy industry leaders and workers after touring the oil storage facility, which connects to three critical pipelines. Pipelines are the safest, most efficient, most dependable way to transport fuel to refineries and then to our communities. We must protect this critical infrastructure so hard-working families can have confidence they’ll be able to heat and power their homes in the winter.
Prices at the pump and on utility bills are too high right now, and that’s why I’m continuing my work in Congress to unleash American energy production, expand refinery capacity, and protect the infrastructure that safely, cost-effectively transports fuel to and from those refineries. It’s also why I support pausing diesel exports to rein in prices that make shipping groceries and other products more expensive.
Administrator Zeldin and I then met with scientists at Michigan State University’s Center for PFAS Research. These researchers are studying the impact on human health, agriculture, and the environment from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — long-lasting chemicals that break down very slowly. It was incredible to see scientists right here in East Lansing making technological breakthroughs to mitigate harm caused by these chemicals.
Thank you to Administrator Zeldin for coming to mid-Michigan to see the work so many in our region are doing to fuel our communities and to protect people and our natural resources.