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Passed: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Bans Nuclear from Clean Power Program

After an upsurge of widespread public outcry against a proposed nuclear power deal with PG&E, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) unanimously passed a resolution which bans all purchase or exchange of nuclear energy in the City's flagship CleanPowerSF program. July 15, 2020  

Passed: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Bans Nuclear from Clean Power Program2020-07-18T10:36:26-07:00

Passed: California Air Resources Board adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Standards

In June 2020, the California Air Resources Board unanimously adopted the landmark Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that supports increasing levels of zero emission technologies across the truck fleet in California between 2024 and 2035. The proposal will generate deep reductions in harmful pollutants, yield significant health benefits in California and beyond, and especially ...

Passed: California Air Resources Board adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Standards2020-07-01T14:48:11-07:00

Black Lives Matter—Take Action to Address Police Violence

JUNE 3, 2020 View original newsletter email END POLICE VIOLENCE San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility joins with National PSR and other local chapters in condemning the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others who have been killed simply for “living while Black.” Like many people around ...

Black Lives Matter—Take Action to Address Police Violence2020-07-01T14:53:13-07:00

Opposed: The use of Carbon Tetrachloride by submitting public comments to EPA

Opposed the continued use of Carbon Tetrachloride by submitting public comments related to the  EPA Draft Risk Evaluation. In its initial assessment, the EPA found that Carbon Tetrachloride poses no risks to the environment or to those working directly with the chemical. Meanwhile, independent studies have concluded that the chemical is carcinogenic, threatens groundwater supplies, ...

Opposed: The use of Carbon Tetrachloride by submitting public comments to EPA2020-06-30T13:37:08-07:00

Endorsed: SB 1044, to ban the manufacture, distribution, and use of PFAS

Endorsed SB 1044, which bans the manufacture, distribution and use of PFAS contained in firefighting foam. The use of these “forever chemicals” are associated with serious health problems including cancer, reproductive and immune system harm, and other diseases. May 2020.  

Endorsed: SB 1044, to ban the manufacture, distribution, and use of PFAS2020-06-30T18:43:14-07:00

COVID-19: Reframing the Climate Emergency

MAY 4, 2020 View original newsletter email SUPPORTING HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS Our hearts and thoughts are with all of the health-care professionals working on the frontlines of this epidemic and courageously taking care of patients. Along with you, we are advocating for all health-care workers to receive the personal protection equipment they require, for the ...

COVID-19: Reframing the Climate Emergency2020-07-01T14:57:36-07:00
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