Climate change and environmental degradation isn’t a future threat: it is an immediate emergency that we are experiencing today in the form of wildfires, extreme heat, drought, contaminated water, and more. In the legislature, Val helped expand Oregon’s Clean Fuels program to reduce carbon emissions, worked to move Oregon off of coal power, and increased renewable energy standards for utilities. In Congress, she will work to reestablish the United States as a global leader in addressing climate change, fight for clean air and water, and protect Oregon’s natural treasures. Val’s plan to tackle the climate crisis includes:

• Moving America to a 100% Clean Electricity standard.
• Fighting for a just transition to a renewable energy future that provides good jobs for Oregonians and protects families from high energy costs.
• Halting new fossil fuel leasing on our federal public lands.
• Pushing for the federal investments necessary to make Oregon a leader in renewable energy generation.