Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On August 10, 2018, standing at Bear Pond, in Franklin County, N.Y., U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed, or has expressed an openness toward, repealing and rolling back critical standards that have helped the Adirondack Park make significant strides towards recovering from acid rain damages. Specifically, Schumer explained that the EPA has recently proposed repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which would help combat climate change and help reduce levels of other harmful pollutants. Just as troubling, the EPA has signaled they are reconsidering the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Schumer said that both of these proposed rollbacks would threaten years of progress in reducing the massive burden of acid rain from the Adirondacks, and announced his staunch opposition to both moves. Schumer said that the administration’s repealing and rolling back of these regulations would be a step in the wrong direction, and that they must be left in place, so that Adirondack Park can continue both recovering from acid rain and acting as a valuable economic driver for the region.