[1]Alessandra Biaggi - Democrat for State Senate



Friends -

I recently published an op-ed in the Gotham Gazette about the impacts of
climate change, and the work that we can do in the New York State Senate
to secure a more livable future for our state.

I was moved to write about this issue — along with my friend Victor
Davila, a program manager and community organizer with The Point CDC —
because the effects of climate change have been uniquely harmful to my
constituents in the South Bronx, including Victor himself.

You see, a disproportionate amount of New York City’s trash — almost
one-third — is processed in the South Bronx, a community largely made up
of people of color and low-income families.

That trash — as well as the nearby industrial plants and corporations —
emits pollutants that contribute to Bronx residents having some of the
highest levels of asthma in our city, which contributed to high COVID
death rates in the area.

Now, you may be asking where can we go from here, and how we can begin to
do right by communities who have suffered under decades of discriminatory
climate policy. I believe that passing the Climate and Community
Investment Act is a good place to start.

The CCIA will raise revenue by fining corporations who emit pollutants
into the atmosphere, and that money can be used to create good-paying,
green jobs and transition our state to renewable energy sources. And of
course, we will prioritize investing in the communities that have been the
hardest hit by climate change.

I believe that it is possible for New York state to be a national pioneer
on the issue of climate justice.

And I know that we have partners in this fight on the federal level. Just
last week, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
reintroduced the Green New Deal, a bold piece of legislation which can
help save our country from the brink of disaster.

The catastrophic impacts of climate change are not an inevitability. A
better future truly is possible, and as your New York state senator, I
promise to be a champion for legislation that will prioritize the health
of our planet and our most vulnerable communities, no matter what
corporations have to say about that.

Thank you for reading. If you would like to read my full op-ed, [ [link removed] ]you can
click this link to do that. I promise to provide more updates soon.

All my best,

Alessandra Biaggi

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