Issue Position: Climate Justice Means Protecting Our Planet and Creating Jobs

Issue Position

"Climate change is an urgent threat that we need to address now. It is a fight to protect our homes, our lives, and our livelihoods from the greed and recklessness of a handful of fossil fuel CEOs. Climate change is a threat to our environment and public health, particularly in the fragile high desert environment of our state. If we come together and take on the fossil fuel billionaires destroying our communities, we can create 21st century clean energy jobs and protect our land, water, air, and people.

New Mexico's heritage keeps our communities strong. I oppose the construction of any new fossil fuel infrastructure, I oppose pipelines and fracking, and I will fight alongside the movements in our country demanding a clean energy revolution."

New Energy Economy: Antoinette has taken the New Energy Economy pledge to transition us away from fossil fuels and towards a 100% renewable energy economy by 2035. She supports Tulsi Gabbard's Off Fossil Fuels Act (OFF), which will help us achieve just that. Watch her video here: http://tiny.cc/NM_OffAct

Public Lands: We need a Congresswoman who will stand up to the Trump administration's assault on environmental protections and our public lands.

"As a lover of the outdoors and the vast natural beauty offered all over New Mexico, I understand how important conservation is to our state and our economy. I will carry this passion to Washington D.C. and fight to protect New Mexico's prized landscapes and monuments in Congress."

Antoinette understands that representing New Mexican values in Washington means protecting our enchanting New Mexico landscapes.

Water: Antoinette believes that access to clean water is a universal right. She is committed to bringing federal resources to New Mexico to continue to revitalize our water infrastructure. From stopping the threat that fracking poses to our water supplies to rebuilding our wastewater treatment plants and water lines, Antoinette will fight to bring federal resources to help rebuild the water infrastructure of New Mexico.

Air: Protecting our clean air is an urgent priority that we can no longer afford to defer fixing. With several alarming studies confirming the growing threats of methane "hot spots,' or methane clouds, the problem is both real and urgent. With a methane cloud now measuring over 2,500 square miles, New Mexico's atmosphere now has the largest area of elevated methane concentration ever measured in the U.S. Antoinette believes that access to clean air is a basic human right, but we are failing to deliver on that promise. Antoinette will fight to implement national standards that reduce oil and gas methane emissions and will champion investing federal resources in the 21st century, renewable energy sources.

If we invest in a clean energy future, we can revitalize our local economy while also combating threats to our public health. We have a moral obligation to preserve our treasured public lands for posterity, and a calling to protect our environment for the sake of our collective public health.

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