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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Greg Camphire <gac37@hotmail.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, September 07, 2021 10:16 AM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Santa Ana: Pass a climate and public health emergency resolution <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor Sarmiento, <br /> <br />Santa Ana is horribly polluted by lead, and fossil fuels, and other chemicals. This stems from decades of neglect as well <br />as intentional disregard for low-income communities of color. The resulting health impacts, particularly in children and <br />seniors, has been well-documented. <br /> <br />This is now an emergency situation that requires specific actionable policies from city government. Remediation policies <br />must be put in place to help protect the health of all Santa Ana residents. The resolution brought forward by <br />Councilmember Lopez is a good first step and roadmap for actions our community can take to resolve these pressing <br />issues. <br /> <br />Fossil fuels don't just exacerbate climate change, but also poison people. Study after study has shown that extracting, <br />transporting, refining, and burning fossil fuels harms environmental and human health – and new evidence shows that <br />toxic air pollution from fossil fuels also makes people more vulnerable to poor outcomes from COVID. We must phase <br />out fossil fuels completely and make the just transition to clean energy systems. Our community should be running on <br />clean, renewable energy no later than 2030. <br /> <br />Santa Ana must take advantage of the Biden administration's financial investment in green infrastructure buildout, and <br />be ready to reap the economic benefits of local jobs that help clean up our environment. <br /> <br />You must pass the climate and public health emergency resolution that calls for an end to fossil fuel expansion, clean <br />renewable energy choices that save money, actions that will reduce lead and other environmental toxins in our <br />neighborhoods, family-wage jobs, and an endorsement of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative. <br /> <br />Please please pass this resolution and commit to taking local action to explore policies that stop fossil fuel expansion, <br />speed up the clean energy transition, reduce local pollution, and empower our local community and economy. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br />Greg C. <br />Santa Ana <br />92701 <br />1 <br />