I have generally and will always fight for clean air and safe drinking water laws.
In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water.
Well the real concept of basic needs if you cut it right down are simply the physical needs that are unavoidable for all of us. So to have enough calories to keep our bodies going. Have shelter from extreme elements. To have water that is safe to drink, So I think that's the core of it.
Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.
I'll do everything I can to ensure the Clean Water Act is enforced here in Michigan, and I'll work to ensure everyone in Michigan has access to safe, affordable water, regardless of where they live.
Ohioans need peace of mind that the water coming out of their tap is safe. It's as simple as that.
Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from the very residents they are trying to protect, who say that if their water is legal, it must be safe.
Every New Yorker has the right to clean air, safe drinking water, and healthy communities to raise their children - and you can rest assured that I will aggressively protect that right, not just on Earth Day, but every day.
Even before the earthquake in Haiti, only half the country's population had a source of safe drinking water.
