OAKLAND, CA — Today, California Environmental Voters (EnviroVoters) released the following statement in response to the 2025-26 Proposed May Revision Adjustments to the Governor’s Budget.
Statement from Mary Creasman, Chief Executive Officer, California Environmental Voters:
“These are unprecedented times that require unprecedented vision, innovation, and tenacity from our state leaders. Addressing catastrophic fires, heat, storms, drought, and pollution is not separate from addressing the affordability crisis. Unnatural disasters caused by Big Oil’s greed and deception are why energy, food, water, insurance and housing costs are all rising. The affordability crisis driven by the climate crisis is only going to get worse. The question is whether our state leaders can get fossil fuel companies to the table to pay their fair share, or if working families are going to continue to bear the financial burden.
Just months after communities burned to the ground in Los Angeles, it should be clear that cuts today will cost us lives and livelihoods tomorrow. We urge our leaders to fight for a budget that tackles the climate crisis with urgency and centers those most impacted by climate impacts and rising costs. California cannot afford delayed action.”
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CONTACT:
Veda Banerjee
(415) 999-8332
veda@envirovoters.org
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