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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · 16d

California cities including Menlo Park, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, and Mountain View have adopted smart new policies to encourage heat pump upgrades when air conditioners break. The goal? Lower bills, cleaner air, and reduced climate pollution. Read more: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

California Cities Embrace Novel Strategy to Cut Energy Bills and Climate Pollution: Target Air Conditioner Replacements

Heat pumps provide highly-efficient cooling and heating in a single unit, meaning households that upgrade can often get rid of their polluting gas furnace entirely and cut a key source of climate and ...

www.sierraclub.org

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 ACT NOW for CA’s environment!
Tell Gov. Newsom:
✅ Sign AB823, AB1319 & SB682 (fight PFAS, microplastics, protect species)
❌ Veto SB34 (would jeopardize clean air for 17M people)
Deadline’s near; send him a message TODAY: act.sierraclub.org/actions/Cali...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · 24d

We are honored to have our very own Charming Evelyn, water committee Co-Chair, to be recognized as a Grist 50 fixer.

You can check out her work and the other 49 honorees at grist.org

Link: grist.org/fix/grist-50...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · 24d

93% of CA voters agree that utilities should not charge customers for wasteful spending, including lobbying, PR, and marketing campaigns. AB 1167 & SB 24 deliver commonsense guardrails to protect customers. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, sign these bills into law! energyandpolicy.org/california-l...

California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending

State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.

energyandpolicy.org

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 10

Victory for the Delta! 🎊 Gov. Newsom’s Delta Tunnel trailer bills are officially dead after no legislator moved them forward. Huge win for Delta communities, tribes & environmental orgs who fought to protect the Bay-Delta ecosystem! 🌊💪 #StopTheDeltaTunnel

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 10

The legislative deadline is approaching🚨

We need your support PASSING SB 682 and BLOCKING SB 34 by calling your Assemblymember TODAY.

Find your representative here: www.sierraclub.org/sites/defaul...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚨 Victory! #AB1280 just passed the CA Legislature!
This bill will:
✅ Cut toxic factory pollution
✅ Protect frontline communities
✅ Fund clean tech & good jobs
Call Newsom’s office @ (916) 445-2841 and tell him to SIGN AB 1280 into LAW!!

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Check out our action pack to make a difference!: linktr.ee/sierraclubca...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 8

Less than 24 hours to #FIxSB131
Call or email Senate pro Tem McGuire +
Speaker Rivas directly:
Speaker Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
Senate President Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Check out our action pack to make a difference!: linktr.ee/sierraclubca...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 4

Let’s make our kitchens safer! #SB682 phases out unnecessary PFAS in cookware as there’s plenty of affordable, non-toxic options already available. CA – urge your lawmakers to support this commonsense step for healthier homes!

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Check out our action pack to make a difference!: linktr.ee/sierraclubca...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Check out our action pack to make a difference!: linktr.ee/sierraclubca...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 28

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Check out our action pack to make a difference!: linktr.ee/sierraclubca...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Check out our action pack to make a difference!: linktr.ee/sierraclubca...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out this LA Times article that highlights how the California state report overlooks the project costs, environmental harms, and community damage the Delta Tunnel would inflict in Delta communities: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Newsom says California needs to build a water tunnel. Opponents argue costs are too high

Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his proposal for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath California's Delta, saying it's vital for the state. Opponents argue the cost to ratepayers would be excessive.

www.latimes.com

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 19

Are you interested in helping protect California water rights and ecosystems? We are in need of volunteers for our Save the Delta Campaign. For more information head to our site👉https://www.sierraclub.org/california/sf-bay-delta-protection

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 15

📢 Protect CA’s wildlife & communities! SB 131 gutted CEQA, removing endangered species protections & creating an exemption for polluting “advanced manufacturing.” Call Speaker Rivas (916) 319-2029 & Sen. Pres. McGuire (916) 651-4002 to demand a cleanup bill. 🐾🌎 #CEQA

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 12

SB 131 puts communities and wildlife at risk
Lawmakers said they would fix it
Now is the time to act before session ends
Speaker Rivas (916) 319-2029
findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
#StopSB131 #CEQAWORKS
#EnvironmentalJustice #ProtectCalifornia

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 6

SB 131 puts communities and wildlife at risk
Lawmakers said they would fix it
Now is the time to act before session ends
📞 Newsom (916) 445-2841
📞 McGuire (916) 651 4002
🔗 findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
#StopSB131 #CEQAWORKS #EnvironmentalJustice #ProtectCalifornia

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Aug 4

www.laprogressive.com/california-p... Water Company Enlists in Trump’s War on California, Makes Itself a Target - LA Progressive

Water Company Enlists in Trump’s War on California, Makes Itself a Target

Heavy-handed tactics by the Trump Administration are not limited to immigrants and leaders like Sen. Padilla. They extend to threatening state and tribal sovereignty over water policy.

www.laprogressive.com

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Jul 31

CA gas utilities want to charge $200M to pipe dangerous hydrogen into homes raising explosion + pollution risks. This greenwashing won’t cut climate pollution. Say NO to hydrogen blending. ✍️Submit a comment or show up in August: act.sierraclub.org/actions/Cali...
#NoMoreGas

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Jul 21

Check out this month's edition of the Capitol Voice to learn how the Budget Trailer Bill affected one of California's bedrock environmental laws and setback building codes: www.sierraclub.org/california/c...

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thanks so much for our 30 volunteers who SHOWED UP for the Bay Delta Lobby Day and spoke to 30+ legislators! This is the heart of what we do in the capital and we appreciate everyone’s presence, time, and effort to help save our SF Bay Delta.

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Sierra Club California @sierraclubca.bsky.social · Jul 16

We’re grateful for his willingness to stand up for the public interest and protect distributed energy in California.

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