We must hold Big Oil accountable and stand firm as they use their record profits to subvert democracy. 

California recently passed SB 1137 into law, banning oil and gas drilling within 3,200 ft. of sensitive sites like homes, schools, and playgrounds. Big Oil immediately spent $20 million lying to Californians to secure signatures for a referendum to overturn this historic bill, and they succeeded. SB 1137 is now headed back to the ballot in California. 

Stand up to Big Oil’s attempts to reverse bills that would protect communities from toxic fossil fuel production!

As a health justice organization, we prioritize fossil fuel work because oil and gas drilling, refining, and manufacturing are primary drivers of the climate crisis we’re experiencing, as described in our ground-breaking factsheet The Climate Crisis and Breast Cancer, thereby increasing our risk for this devastating disease.  

As the climate crisis intensifies, so do prevailing health injustices. Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities are already on the frontlines of fossil fuel impacts and as climate change worsens, these communities will bear an even greater burden of exposure. 

Take action and join us in connecting the dots: stop Big Oil’s price gouging that is used to overturn public health protections!

In action, 

Haleemah Atobiloye
Program Manager