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Santa Barbara Supervisors Back 27Polluters Pay27 Climate Superfund Resolution After Wide Public Support
Summary
After extensive public comment from climate organizers, students and local groups, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to adopt a resolution supporting California27s Polluters Pay Climate Superfund legislation (AB 1243, SB 684). Supporters said the bill would send a strong message to Sacramento to hold large fossil-fuel firms financially responsible for climate impacts.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Dec. 9 to adopt a resolution urging the state to advance the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund legislation, a pair of bills (Assembly Bill 1243 and Senate Bill 684) aimed at establishing a state-administered fund financed by large fossil-fuel emitters to pay for climate damages and resilience projects.
Supporters, including climate advocacy groups, students and local nonprofit leaders, packed the board27s public-comment period. Heidi Harmon, a senior organizer with Greenpeace and former mayor of San…
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