Earth Day 54, Defeating Big Oil, Cleaning Up Pollution, and Five Bills That Need Your Support
Earth Day is 54 years old! Support 5 Top Bills to Clean Up Pollution & Stop Big Oil. Protect our climate for future generations.
The Legislative Team focuses on the Sacramento lawmakers who represent Contra Costa residents. We cultivate strong relationships with these state senators and assembly members so we can influence their votes on important legislation. And we get the word out to our fellow constituents when letters and phone calls are needed to convince lawmakers to vote the right way.
Bookmark this page and check back frequently throughout the legislative session. In this space we will post action alerts requiring your immediate attention. We’ll let you know about climate bills nearing a vote and provide you with the info and a sample script you can use to call or write our Contra Costa senators and assemblymembers.
These pro-climate bills endorsed by 350 Contra Costa Action and 350 Bay Area Action were passed by the California Legislature:
AB 1042 – Requires labeling seed bags regarding pesticides used and microplastic coatings – Signed by Newsom
AB 1866 – Speeds up idle and orphan gas and oil well remediation and site restoration – Signed by Newsom
AB 1992 – Funds blue carbon demonstration projects – Vetoed by Newsom
AB 2236/SB 1053 – Bans thick plastic bags – Signed by Newsom
AB 2401 – Prioritizes Clean Cars for All existing voucher funds to apply to purchase of electric vehicles by low-income, long-distance commuters using cars more than 20 years old – Vetoed by Newsom
AB 2716 – Requires Inglewood Oil Field wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil per day to pay $10,000 per month – Signed by Newsom
AB 3062 – Requires utilities to give fire districts advance notice of relevant activities – Signed by Newsom
AB 3233 – Allows local jurisdictions to limit oil drilling – Signed by Newsom
SB 59 – Allows the California Energy Commission to require EVs to be capable of bidirectional charging (charging from and to the electrical grid) – Signed by Newsom
SB 674 – Expands the program requiring petroleum facilities to monitor emissions – Vetoed by Newsom
SB 867 – Proposes bonds to pay for improvements to water and air quality, wildfire prevention, and drought preparation – Signed by Newsom and now is Prop 4
SB 960 – Requires Caltrans to include pedestrian, bicycle, and transit priority facilities in planning and performance measurements – Signed by Newsom
SB 1006 – Requires electrical utilities to study grid-enhancing technologies – Signed by Newsom
Assembly
Lori Wilson, District 11
Buffy Wicks, District 14
Timothy Grayson, District 15
Rebecca Bauer–Kahan, District 16
Senate
Bill Dodd, District 3
Steve Glazer, District 7
Nancy Skinner, District 9
Click on the links to see district maps.
Find Contra Costa County local, state, and federal legislative district maps here. This page lists our lawmakers and links to their web pages. If you’re unsure who represents you, we’ve added find-my-district links on that page as well.
On Monday, June 26, 2023, our legislative team demonstrated outside State Senator Steve Glazer‘s office in support of AB579–electrifying school buses, and AB421–stopping powerful industries like oil, gas, and tobacco from overturning good laws. Never say activists can’t have fun!
Earth Day is 54 years old! Support 5 Top Bills to Clean Up Pollution & Stop Big Oil. Protect our climate for future generations.
California is often mentioned as a leader in climate legislation, but the fossil fuel industry is powerful in our state, and it can buy a lot of influence. To fight back, the Legislative Team is working with a broad coalition of climate and environmental justice groups for equitable, bold climate solutions. Each legislative session, we work closely with our parent organization, 350 Bay Area Action, to identify key bills, research them, and track their progress through the legislature.
And we could use your help! You don’t need any experience—just a willingness to learn about bill tracking and lobbying. Please get in touch to find out more.
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