As we saw earlier this year in Eaton and Palisades fires, CA residents continuously face dangerous wildfires made worse by climate change. Thank you to those who shared their stories at our Extreme Weather People's Hearing in LA and spoke out against Trump’s #ClimateChaosPlan.
Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.
"The climate crisis doesn’t care if your state is red or blue...We have an obligation to our children and grandchildren to confront it. I’m proud of how America is at last stepping up to the challenge. But there’s so much more to do. We will finish the job." #SOTU23
Climate chaos impacts every aspect of our lives—it fuels the wildfires that threaten communities in Oregon and across the West and threatens our health and planet.
I’m wearing climate stripes to the #StateOfTheUnionAddress tonight to highlight the need for bold climate action.
NEW REPORT: @POTUS committed to 100% clean power by 2035. Read our roadmap with @NRDC on the critical steps needed to achieve it.
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NEW: @SenJeffMerkley leads letter with 7 Senators sharing the concerns of the environmental justice community that expediting fossil fuel permitting would perpetuate harms disproportionately facing frontline communities and communities of color.
Following a three-year investigation, New York's Democratic Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office has filed a civil lawsuit against former President Trump. https://t.co/rv5CAtfCki
Fossil fuel CEOs and their lobbyists are trying to rewrite permitting rules in favor of their polluting pipelines. We won’t let them.
Text PEOPLE to 43464 and demand Congress keep choosing people over polluters.
Fossil fuel CEOs and their lobbyists are trying to rewrite permitting rules in favor of their polluting pipelines. We won’t let them.
Text PEOPLE to 43464 and demand Congress keep choosing people over polluters.
Our government needs to do even more to meet the moment, but WOW! Today is a sweet and hard-earned victory. It keeps the hope door open that we can save ourselves and our kids.
We did it. We passed the biggest climate bill that any country has ever passed. It is the reason I came to the Senate. The fight goes on, but for the first time, the American government is taking action that is equal to this moment.
#SCOTUS just dealt a blow to working families fighting to combat pollution, climate change and environmental injustice. Weakening the @EPA's ability to protect our health and environment will have devastating consequences. #ClimateAction#ClimateCrisis
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has just ruled in #WVvEPA to curb the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
This is an outrageous decision that will jeopardize our communities and planet in favor of polluters and their far-right allies.
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Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.
Ford, GM, and the President say it's time to invest in electric vehicles. 500,000 charging stations, billions invested in American manufacturing. This is how we lead the world. #SOTU
.@POTUS climate agenda is his jobs agenda:
✅ Ford creating 11K jobs across the country expanding EV production
✅ GM creating 4,000 jobs in Michigan to build EVs
✅ All in all, 369,000 new American manufacturing jobs last year
Good union jobs will build a better America!
We can’t wait any longer to pass comprehensive legislation to address the climate crisis. The #BuildBackBetter Act contains the boldest investments yet in clean energy that will create jobs and protect our planet. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass it quickly.
#SOTU cut energy costs for families an average of $500 a year by combatting climate change.
Let’s provide investments...to be energy efficient and you get a tax credit; double America’s clean energy production in solar, wind, and so much more..
SOTU:
We’ll create good jobs for millions of Americans, modernizing roads, airports, ports, and waterways all across America.
And we’ll do it all to withstand the devastating effects of the climate crisis and promote environmental justice.