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October 20, 2020

Huffman, Grijalva, Castor Unveil Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act

Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), a Member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, joined Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Deb Haaland (D-… Continue Reading

October 14, 2020

Huffman Announces Education Grants for Native Communities

San Rafael, CA - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding over 1.5 million dollars in Federal funding to Tribes in California's Second District. Demonstration Grants have been awarded to the Yurok Tribe and the Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation to evaluate and expand school services for Native children. "Adequate funding is critical in ensuring the success of all students, especially Native American students who are often more likely to… Continue Reading

October 10, 2020

Congressional Freethought Caucus Leaders Denounce SCOTUS Judges’ Right-Wing Attack on LQBTQ+ Rights

Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), founders of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, released the following statement in response to the news of Supreme Court of the United States Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. urging the court to reconsider the Obergefell vs. Hodges ruling: "Suggesting reversal of this landmark ruling is a dramatic attack on the LGBTQ+ community that turns religious liberty into a weapon against other people's fundamental … Continue Reading

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October 26, 2020

Protecting our public lands is a national health issue

In recent months we've seen an outpouring of interest in visiting parks and rivers nationwide. As someone who loves spending time outdoors, I can relate to anyone who seeks comfort and relaxation in nature - especially right now. Studies suggest that access to the outdoors can reduce risks for diabetes, improve heart health and promote mental health. Many of us are coping with the pandemic by visiting neighborhood green spaces to relieve stress, breathe fresh air and hear birds singing. Howe… Continue Reading

October 23, 2020

Influential California congressman opposes Sonoma County-backed plan to drain Lake Pillsbury

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi has filed an official objection to a plan backed by Sonoma County and his House Democratic colleague Jared Huffman to remove Scott Dam on the Eel River and drain Lake Pillsbury, a popular recreation spot for nearly a century. Garamendi, a fixture in California state politics since the 1970s, sent a letter to federal energy regulators faulting the plan for failing to include Lake County in planning the future of a remote hydropower project that forms a key link in the Ru… Continue Reading

October 22, 2020

Rep. Jared Huffman introduces Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman introduced the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act on Tuesday in a live virtual press conference. Huffman said the bill lays out a roadmap for leveraging the oceans' carbon sequestration and renewable energy potential while boosting the climate resiliency of marine and coastal ecosystems and coastal communities. According to Huffman like the House Democrats' Climate Crisis Action Plan, the new bill prioritizes just and equitable climate … Continue Reading

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October 06, 2020

Warren Buffett can undam the Klamath

This year, Americans have reckoned with historic inequalities, and urgent demands for change have been raised from coast to coast. The necessary work of fixing systemic racism and economic inequality is difficult and often complicated: we need to address laws and policies at every level of government and industry. It's a rare situation indeed where one man can make a single decision to reverse years of injustice. But in northwest California, the Klamath dam removal project is that situation, and… Continue Reading

August 04, 2020

California would benefit from a climate-crisis action plan

Across California, members of our communities are no strangers to the catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis, particularly the devastation wrought by wildfires. In 2018, when over 1.8 million acres in the state burned, the Camp Fire in Northern California officially became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in our state's history, breaking a record set only a year before with the Tubbs Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties. These two historic wildfires in back to back years add to the Th… Continue Reading

July 02, 2020

Congressman lays out House climate committee’s proposal

We are being tested this year. A mass pandemic, historic unemployment and economic collapse, as well as an unprecedented public outcry for police reform and racial justice. Meanwhile, the climate crisis is accelerating. All-time temperature records continue to fall, while air pollution and environmental injustices have acted as a threat multiplier for the country's most vulnerable populations. Amid that backdrop, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis proposed a detailed plan this we… Continue Reading

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Huffman, Grijalva, Castor Unveil Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act

Huffman Announces Education Grants for Native Communities

Congressional Freethought Caucus Leaders Denounce SCOTUS Judges’ Right-Wing Attack on LQBTQ+ Rights

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Influential California congressman opposes Sonoma County-backed plan to drain Lake Pillsbury

Rep. Jared Huffman introduces Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act

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Warren Buffett can undam the Klamath

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Congressman lays out House climate committee’s proposal

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