John —

The science is clear — we need to take bold action to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and protect our planet, public lands, and the environment.

Donald Trump’s environmental agenda is dangerous, irresponsible, and reckless.

Trump not only can’t bring himself to admit that climate change is real, he’s actively making it worse every single day. Donald Trump’s plan for the environment is to make it as easy as possible for polluters, fossil fuel companies, and toxic waste dumpers to make our air dirtier and water unclean.

In his very first week in office, he signed executive orders to…

• Remove the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement
• Expand oil and gas drilling
• Weaken the Endangered Species Act
• Put in place nominees who are beholden to fossil fuel
• Make it harder for Americans to purchase electric vehicles
• End protections for poor and minority communities who have disproportionately shouldered the consequences of pollution

John, I’ve been working on this issue my entire career. After law school, I went to work for the United States Attorney’s Office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

During my six years there, I fought to hold polluters and toxic waste dumpers accountable for irresponsible environmental practices. My work there even led to the creation of the first federal environmental crimes unit in Los Angeles.

My work for the environment continued as a member of the California State Senate and later a member of the U.S. House. I led the way in expanding Metro light rail across Southern California, helped establish California’s earthquake early warning system, and championed legislation to preserve and protect California’s natural beauty and public lands.

Now, I’m serving on the Environment and Public Works Committee as a United States Senator. Right now, the current administration is downright hostile to any attempts to protect our environment. And making it worse every single day.

But this is a fight worth having — because frankly, we don’t have any other choice.

Strong climate action isn’t just good for our environment — it’s good for our economy, too. That’s why I’ve supported the Green New Deal so that we can build a green economy that will create millions of new jobs, lower energy prices for working families, make American energy independent, and dramatically expand clean energy technologies.

I can promise you that, as I’ve done my entire career, I will continue to oppose oil and gas drilling off the coast of California, vote against any efforts that weaken environmental protections, and advocate in the strongest terms possible for bold action to tackle climate change and grow our economy.

Thank you for reading,

Adam