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Donate Today!We encourage activists and allies to help spread the news of the victory in Los Angeles County where the Board of Supervisors voted to create a just transition taskforce with environmental and labor partners to develop a plan for idle oil well plugging and remediation. Celebrate this important progress with us!
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Twitter handles for targets
SD1: @HildaSolis, SD2:@mridleythomas, SD3: @SheilaKuehl, SD4: @SupJaniceHahn, SD5: @kathrynbarger, Board of Supervisors @LACountyBOS
LA County Agencies: CEO @LACountyCEO, Sustainability @CSO_LACo, Regional Planning @LACDRP, Public Works @LACoPublicWorks, Workforce Development @LACountyWDACS
Sierra Club @SierraClubLA_OC, Building Trades @LAOC_BTrades, Steelworkers @USW675
Take Action: sc.org/JustTransitionLA
Sierra Club Blog: https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2020/09/los-angeles-county-forms-just-transition-taskforce-clean-old-oil-wells?amp
Link to Statement by Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas: https://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/index.php/a-just-transition-to-clean-energy/
Board Meeting Video: https://lacounty.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=8117&meta_id=471843
Motion language: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/149304.pdf
Public Statements of Support: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/149238.pdf