Deborah.halberstadt

Climate action through law and policy. Now. Views are my own. Retweets do not represent endorsement. She/her

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

Drinking coffee while listening to the rain patter down. I have missed this.

[Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell]

What makes CA’s heat wave ranking system unique is that it is *health-based* not simply temperature-based. This is a way more powerful ranking tool, since it takes into account a lot of variables, including the vulnerability of the population that is impacted.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

Update: filled a chest with ice and water and traveled around Davis, making acquaintances with kind (and hot!) folks in town. Kids handed out water to people and pets.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

Davis friends: ideas for distributing water to unhoused folks this afternoon? I am planning to get a cooler with water and ice; not sure the most effective place to leave it. Thoughts? It's 118 degrees right now.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

8:00 at night and still 102 degrees.

[Ricardo Lara @ICRicardoLara]

I’m proud to sponsor #AB2238 by @AsmLuzRivas making California the first in the nation to create a statewide ranking system for heat waves to protect public health. Committee passage today paves the way for Legislature to vote on this important bill on coming days. Vamos!

[Michael Wara @MichaelWWara]

The difference between mass destruction of sequoias in those wilderness areas and the relatively intact Mariposa Grove is instructive, Dickman says, because it shows us that these ancient trees need our protection. https://t.co/KBikXUO2eG

[Rob Bonta @AGRobBonta]

For more than 50 yrs, the plastics industry has engaged in an aggressive campaign to deceive the public that recycling can solve the plastics crisis.

The truth is: the vast majority of plastic cannot be recycled.

We're going to find out more about this campaign of deception.

[Rob Bonta @AGRobBonta]

#BREAKING: We’re launching an investigation into the plastics industry for its role in causing the global #plasticpollution crisis and deceiving the public.

Plastic pollution is seeping into our water, poisoning our environment and blighting our landscapes.

Enough is enough.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

@KarinaJNielsen @OregonSeaGrant @OregonState Congratulations!!

[Ricardo Lara @ICRicardoLara]

Today we approved a new national standard for U.S. insurance companies to report their progress on climate change putting us at the forefront of protecting consumers. Later this year nearly 400 insurance companies will use this new global standard. (1/x) https://t.co/v2v0NtqmiL

[Ricardo Lara @ICRicardoLara]

Climate resilience districts will help communities prepare before a climate-intensified disaster by investing in natural protections that reduce losses — a key goal of our new #climateinsurance report. I applaud @SenBillDodd for protecting Californians & proudly sponsor #SB852.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

@smbrander @Momademia So sorry! I have admired your tenacity on this from the beginning. Sending wishes for a quick and easy recovery.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

@NewshaAjami will check in with you once you are settled in your new role

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

@Alice_C_Hill Congratulations!!

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

@ChristinaToms I'm in! Just registered.

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

California moves toward launching nation’s first heat wave ranking system https://t.co/rDPtnu2Gid

[Kathy Baughman McLeod @KBMcLeodFLA]

I'm incredibly proud to stand w/ @RicardoLara4CA @LuzRivas @AsmEGarciaAD56 & @lblumberg to announce the nation’s FIRST ranking system for #heatwaves☀️🔥-a critical step toward protecting Californians from heat-related deaths & injuries - historic moment!💚https://t.co/zYX4MIEcVe

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

https://t.co/mSmB0qPSuK

[Deborah.halberstadt @Deborahhalbers7]

CA leaders announce first-in-nation heat wave ranking: Insurance Commissioner Lara, Assembly Members Rivas and Garcia, and Senator Stern propose to create early warning system to help protect Californians from climate change-intensified heat-related deaths and injuries.