Opinion

George Latimer’s environmental efforts

To the Editor,

As an environmental attorney and advocate, I strongly support George Latimer for New York state Senate. During his career in public service, George has amassed an excellent record of working to protect our environment. His accomplishments are too numerous to list, so I’ll just mention a few.

George voted to boost energy efficiency standards and get toxic chemicals out of our children’s and our grandchildren’s toys. He is working to continue the cleanup of “brownfields,” properties contaminated with hazardous substances. During his career, he has passed legislation to protect the Long Island Sound, cut through red tape to save Rye residents and other Sound Shore taxpayers millions of dollars, and authored legislation to protect us from the effects of flooding. He is currently working on funding for capital projects under NY Rising to reduce flooding. He is helping state and local governments work together on flood prevention, and obtained funding for our Bowman Avenue sluice gate.

George is a supporter of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to protect New Yorkers against climate change. This may be the most important issue in our lifetime. The world’s climate scientists are now in virtual agreement on the necessity to work to reduce our emissions or face major ecological and economic problems in the near future. All of us who want to preserve our local environment—and, indeed, our planet—should be grateful to have George Latimer fighting for our future.

Carolyn Cunningham,
Rye