FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2015
Contact: Denis Dison, NRDC Action Fund | [email protected] | 202-717-8293
Washington – Catherine Cortez Masto today earned the endorsement of the NRDC Action Fund, a national organization working to build political support for protecting the planet and its people. Cortez Masto is a former Nevada attorney general and the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2016 election to replace Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who is leaving the U.S. Senate at the end of his current term.
“We’re proud to stand with a candidate who will fight for Nevada’s clean energy future,” said David Goldston, NRDC Action Fund’s director of government affairs. “Catherine Cortez Masto understands that protecting the environment for our kids and creating clean energy jobs go hand-in-hand.”
“I am grateful for the support of the NRDC Action fund and their recognition of my record as a problem solver who works with both parties to get things done for Nevada,” said Cortez Masto. “In the Senate I will fight to end wasteful taxpayer giveaways to Big Oil companies, protect Nevada’s public lands for future generations, and support Nevada’s clean energy industry that is already creating good-paying middle class jobs that can’t be shipped overseas.”
—
The NRDC Action Fund’s mission is to build political support in the United States for protecting the planet and its people. We mobilize influential constituencies, experts, community leaders and others to directly advocate for clean air and water, public health, biodiversity, and a stable climate. We support candidates who stand up for environmental protection, and we expose those who side with polluters rather than the public good. www.nrdcactionfund.org
Note to reporters/editors: The NRDC Action Fund is an affiliated but separate organization from the Natural Resources Defense Council. As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, the NRDC Action Fund engages in various advocacy and political activities for which the Natural Resources Defense Council, a 501(c)(3) organization, faces certain legal limitations or restrictions. News and information released by the NRDC Action Fund needs to be identified as from the “NRDC Action Fund.” The “Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund” is incorrect. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the NRDC Action Fund cannot be used interchangeably. Also please note that the word “National” does not appear in Natural Resources Defense Council.
