The Clean Air Act is a landmark piece of legislation that has successfully cleaned up some of the heaviest polluted areas in the US.

In response to a 2007 Supreme Court decision, the EPA included CO2 under the Clean Air Act as a pollutant that endangers public health - a landmark regulation that was reviewed by officials in the administrations of presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. This gives the EPA has the ability to significantly keep addressing climate change by regulating CO2.

Even though almost two-thirds of voters in three presidential battleground states want the EPA to set greenhouse gas standards for industrial facilities, the House GOP is now moving quickly to pass a bill that would permanently stop the EPA from regulating CO2.

Soon after, the Senate will then be poised to vote on a bill that would, for the first time, “disapprove” of a scientifically based finding, in this case that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, and strip the EPA’s authority to regulate CO2.

As a winter sports community, we‘re starting to see the effects of climate change already. Keeping these regulations in place is one of the last, and most effective chances we have to protect our lifestyles, our jobs and the economic vitality of our mountain communities.

It’s important that we all let our Senators know how we feel about the EPA, regulating carbon and clean energy legislation. On the following page, see which Senators support a strong climate policy, who doesn’t and who is still undecided. Send your Senator a letter today. They need to hear from us and it will make a difference.

Our collective voice is a powerful one, of which you are a key part.