Protecting Our Planet

I am the only major candidate in this race who has not cashed acheck or made a dollar from polluters. Politicians cannot claim to want to tackle environmental justice while taking Big Oil money. That is disqualifying.

In Congress, I served on the House Natural Resources Committee and as Chair of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, where I routinely held polluters to task for cheating taxpayers, polluting our environment, and hurting our communities’ health and wellbeing. In the face of Donald Trump’s endless attacks on our environment, including his illegal use of the Defense Production Act to restart offshore drilling on California’s coast, I will make sure California stays at the forefront of environmental protection, public health, and creating a green economy. I will work to accelerate our transition to clean energy by investing in renewable resources like wind, solar, and geothermal, and expanding the grid to support these technologies. Under my governorship, California will be positioned to become the first state to achieve 100% clean energy output, 365 days a year—which will drive down costs and make energy more affordable for Californians.

I am proud to be endorsed by environmental groups like California EnviroVoters and the Climate Center Action Fund.