Dear editor,
From deadly heat waves to ferocious hurricanes and raging wildfires, communities across the nation are paying a steep price for climate disasters. Families are facing higher insurance premiums, soaring food costs, and mounting health bills. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel companies driving this crisis are raking in record profits – without paying a dime toward the damages they have caused.
In my area, the threat of wildfires is constant and temperatures are ridiculously high. Power outages due to these wildfires are always possible. Last year, power was out for two days and all my refrigerated food spoiled.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act in Congress would require Big Oil to contribute just a small share of profits to a federal fund. That c
