Happy Earth Day!

Today we celebrate our precious planet Earth.

When we sent out our issues survey last month, the response we received as your top priority issue was the environment.

And that's no surprise. The damaging impact of the climate crisis is already wreaking havoc on our lives as we know it — and if we don't act soon, it's no exaggeration to say there may be no earth left for future generations to enjoy. Anyone with kids or grandkids knows in their gut this is totally unacceptable!

As Attorney General during the last four years, I worked closely with my state AG colleagues, bringing no less than 200 actions to fight back against delays and rollbacks of environmental protections at the federal level, not to mention myriad new anti-environment rules. Now, we're continuing our work by trying to (along with the Biden administration) both undo the messes Trump and his EPA made AND push for policy that effectively addresses the climate crisis.

At the state level, I've taken the lead on a bill in Oregon, HB 2377 — which holds corporations accountable for the environmental waste they create and increases funding for environmental cleanup efforts we so desperately need.

Even with a new administration, we need to leave no stone unturned when it comes to combatting the climate crisis.

So, recently I've joined letters in support of two petitions: one challenging the Safe Drinking Water Act’s current policy on the amount of lead legally allowed to be present in water in homes across America and another challenging the EPA’s decision not to strengthen U.S. air quality standards.

State and federal government must work together to demand climate action NOW. Pitch in right away to help me in my ongoing and future work as a climate champion >>