Make Polluters Pay with the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act
Action alert! The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (AB 1243) has a critical next hearing on April 29 in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Call Committee members and ask them to vote yes!
This year California is going to make polluters pay for the climate devastation they’ve caused — because we’ve all paid more than enough!
Thousands of Californians are calling on the California legislature to pass the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (Senator Caroline Menjivar and Assemblymember Dawn Addis, SB 684/ AB 1243) to get the fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share.
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund bill requires the state to carry out a study to quantify the costs of climate damages in California and establishes a fund into which fossil fuel polluters must pay to cover their fair share of those costs.
These funds will be used to respond to climate catastrophes, build climate-resilient neighborhoods and sustainable infrastructure, support workers suffering from climate-related health harms, and usher in a thriving and fair transition away from fossil fuels.
- Sign this petition to express your support for this bill!
- Read and track the Assembly and Senate versions of this bill
Contact Your Reps
Calling your representatives is an effective way to ensure they hear from their constituents. Sample wording:
Hello my name is ___ and I am from____. I am asking [Assembly member or Senator ____ ] to vote yes on the polluters pay climate superfund bill. This bill will make the world’s biggest fossil fuel polluters pay their fair share for the climate damages they have caused in California. Californians shouldn’t be paying to clean up the mess these polluters made. Please vote YES on the bill to protect communities and invest in California’s future. Thank you.
Use the links below to find the office phone number for your state senator and assembly member.
FIND YOUR STATE SENATOR HERE: https://www.senate.ca.gov/senators
FIND YOUR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER HERE: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
Also, send emails to your state representatives urging them to support the bill through this online form.
Write Letters to Newspaper Editors
People still read newspapers — and they read the opinion sections, including these letters! Elected officials pay attention too. The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury, East Bay Times, and Bakersfield Californian are some of the bigger outlets. They all have information on how to submit letters on their websites.
