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10/20/2022 12:00 AMState Representative Christine Palm has been endorsed by several influential environmental advocacy groups, including the Sierra Club, the youth-led Sunrise Movement of Connecticut, and the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV).
Palm, who serves as vice chair of the General Assembly’s Environment Committee, is running for her third term serving the 36th General Assembly district, which comprises Chester, Deep River, Essex, Ivoryton, Centerbrook, Haddam, and Higganum.
Because of her legislative work, Palm has been named a “Legislative Champion” for the second time. This designation is the highest conferred by the CTLCV on an incumbent legislator.
“There is no doubt that Christine Palm is a leading voice for the environment and for our state’s historic progress on climate legislation this year,” said CTLCV Executive Director Lori Brown. “Her driving passion is to engage her constituents, especially youth, to have a stronger voice in shaping the environmental laws that guide our state. She is an example of what every lawmaker should strive to be.”
Palm successfully championed a multi-year effort to ensure that climate change education will now be taught in all public schools. Her efforts drew national attention, including from the National Center for Science Education.
She also fought successfully this year for state funding to address the growing problem of invasive plants (such as hydrilla and water chestnut) that are damaging our state’s lakes and rivers, and she pushed through legislation to eliminate toxic PFAS from our drinking water. She was a lead proponent of the Connecticut Clean Air Act, which will dramatically reduce carbon emissions.
“Protecting the environment is one of the main reasons I ran for office, and so endorsement by these research-driven, passionate, effective groups means a great deal to me,” Palm said. “I’ll continue to partner with them and will be always mindful not to let down the thousands of young people paying close attention to those of us in positions of influence. We owe it to them to be bold — to make meaningful, lasting change as stewards of our land, air and water.”
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