States with poor climate policy ‘overlap’ with those seeking to limit rights, Kamala Harris says

October 19, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO —  

After a summer of national and global climate devastation, Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop at the Cowell Theater on Tuesday to tout Democrats’ progress on climate policy just weeks before the midterm elections.

During a wide-ranging conversation with podcasters Leah Stokes and Katharine Wilkinson for their show, “A Matter of Degrees,” Harris spoke about her Bay Area roots, the Inflation Reduction Act and environmental justice — including how women, low-income communities and communities of color often bear the brunt of harmful policies.

In one pointed moment, Harris noted a “Venn diagram” connection between states that have poor climate track records and those that are seeking to limit voting rights, reproductive healthcare and LGBTQ rights.

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Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) — who joined environmentalist Leah Thomas, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis in introducing Harris at Tuesday’s event — said that California is “on the front lines of the climate crisis.”

“We need to continue to be leaders on climate action,” Huffman said. “We still need big, bold actions to keep pace with the changing climate.”

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By:  ANUMITA KAUR, HAYLEY SMITH
Source: LA Times