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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 1d

#SB682 by @benallenca.bsky.social bans toxic PFAS from cookware, cleaning products & more! These “forever chemicals” harm our health & environment. CA deserves safer products – like 6 other states already have!

CA – urge @governor.ca.gov to support this bill and sign SB 682 into law!!

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 1d

Prop 50 is our chance to fight back and protect the voices of Californians.

Voters should vote YES on Prop 50.

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 1d

While federal decision-makers double down on fossil fuels, Pro Tem Mike McGuire is showing what real leadership on affordability and climate looks like. Thank you for advancing bills that lower energy rates and cut pollution.
https://bit.ly/436AvDo

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you @senatorsrp.bsky.social for advancing policies that boost clean energy and lower energy bills. See our ad in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune this week applauding California’s leadership on affordability & climate.

https://bit.ly/3KvA6nU

Thank You to California's Clean Energy Leaders

As the federal government doubles down on fossil fuels that drive up pollution, energy costs and utility bills, California is leading the nation with new policies that advance affordable and reliable ...

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Asm. Cottie Petrie-Norris for advancing policies that boost clean energy and lower energy bills. See our ad in LA Times this week applauding California’s leadership on affordability & climate.

https://bit.ly/436AvDo

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 2d

We joined other groups to run ads in major newspapers across California to celebrate CA’s new climate + affordability bills.

Thank you, @governor.ca.gov, Sen. Eloise Reyes, & Asm. Robert Garcia for cutting pollution and championing clean air in CA.

https://bit.ly/4mZsHL9

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for advancing policies that boost clean energy and lower energy bills.

See our ad in LA Daily News this week applauding California’s leadership on affordability & climate!

Learn more here:
https://bit.ly/4mZsHL9

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 3d

At our Transit to Trails event, we celebrated public lands and advocated for their continued protection, as well as funding for public transit to increase access to public lands!

Join the Park Protectors group to stay updated on actions you can take!

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

“Texas’ attempt to gerrymander itself to serve Trump’s agenda is an affront to democracy. Prop 50 is about fighting back and protecting the voices of Californians... Voters should vote yes."

Read our statement on Prop 50 here:
https://bit.ly/4pYQ4aj

EnviroVoters Endorsement: Yes on Prop 50

EnviroVoters released the following statement endorsing Yes on Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act.

envirovoters.org

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

Recently, @governor.ca.gov signed AB 263 into law!

This bill protects salmon in the Klamath River watershed and safeguards stream flow in the Scott and Shasta Rivers.

Thank you to Asm. Chris Rogers for fighting for our rivers and biodiversity.

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

Good climate news-- AB 900 by @asmdianepapan.bsky.social was signed into law by @governor.ca.gov!

This bill helps California plan for the long-term stewardship of lands under our 30x30 conservation goals.

TY Asm. Papan for championing climate-smart land protection!

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

AB 454 has been signed into law by @governor.ca.gov!

This bill aims to preserve important migratory bird populations for generations to come by making the CA Migratory Bird Protection Act permanent.

Thank you Asm. AshKalra for your leadership on this important bill protecting biodiversity.

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

Insurance rates are spiking.

Instead of letting the costs of climate disasters fall on homeowners through higher insurance premiums, polluters should pay their fair share for the disasters they've caused.

Read more here from @latimes.com:
https://lat.ms/46XxYg2

California's home insurer of last resort seeks 36% rate hike following January fires

The California FAIR Plan Assn., which covers homeowners denied insurance, is seeking a 35.8% rate increase, though some policyholders could pay more or less depending on fire risk.

www.latimes.com

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

While federal decision makers double down on fossil fuels, CA is showing what real leadership on affordability and climate looks like. Thank you for advancing bills that lower energy rates and cut pollution.
https://bit.ly/3KvA6nU

Thank You to California's Clean Energy Leaders

As the federal government doubles down on fossil fuels that drive up pollution, energy costs and utility bills, California is leading the nation with new policies that advance affordable and reliable ...

envirovoters.org

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 4d

AB 39 or Local Electrification Planning Act was signed into law by @governor.ca.gov!

Thank you @asmrickzbur.bsky.social for authoring AB 39, ensuring governments are proactive in creating a clean energy future for California!

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 8d

Trump and the DOE just canceled $8B in clean energy projects across 16 blue states. CA lost over $3.6B.

That means fewer jobs, higher bills, and dirtier air — all for a political theater.

These cuts are straight out of the Project 2025 playbook.
https://bit.ly/4mPtSMN

Trump Cuts $3.7B of CA’s Clean Energy Funding

EnviroVoters released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration cutting $3.7B in CA's clean energy programs.

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 9d

The cost of the climate crisis is personal: a child born in 2024 will likely face $500,000 in lifetime costs from climate impacts – up to $1 million for those hit hardest.

@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social on how climate change is already fueling CA's affordability crisis.
https://bit.ly/4gPbZMQ

‘Hidden costs’ of climate emergency are worsening California’s affordability crisis – report

University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costs

www.theguardian.com

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 9d

CA Republican Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil says shutdowns hurt rural areas like hers most: “Partisan tug-of-wars in D.C. may make great TV, but they leave rural communities, who rely on federal funding, in a lurch.”
https://politi.co/3IQgHNL

Inside Yosemite on Day One

The federal government is keeping up appearances at Yosemite National Park, even as it’s furloughed much of its staff.

politi.co

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 9d

SB 42, a bill to end the ban on public financing of elections was signed into law by @governor.ca.gov! This is MAJOR for getting dark money out of politics.

Thank you to @senatorumberg.bsky.social for leading on this critical democracy bill.

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 10d

We cannot allow these abuses to stand. Tell Trump and his Republican allies to come to the table and negotiate a bipartisan solution that protects families and communities.

EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 10d

Families are losing access to critical protections they rely on—from healthcare and disaster relief to clean air and safe drinking water, along with clean energy jobs and affordable electricity.

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 10d

This means taking away healthcare, cancelling disaster relief, gutting safeguards that keep our air and water safe, and cutting clean energy investments that protect jobs and lower electricity bills.

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 10d

Since Trump took office, Republicans have already functionally shut down the government by firing the people and dismantling the protections families count on.

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EnviroVoters @envirovoters.bsky.social · 10d

This government shutdown isn't an accident.

It's part of a larger pattern: Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives — they own this shutdown.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 10d

@levin.house.gov: “We’ve got a Republican party held hostage by a would-be authoritarian and the weakest speaker in history. That’s why our environmental laws are at risk, that’s why our entire framework that will protect the environment and protect the American people is at risk."

Rep. Levin during virtual LCV press conference on the harmful impacts of Trump’s Government Shutdown

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