Issue Position: Improving Air Quality Without Harming Economic Opportunity

Issue Position

California has the worst air quality in the United States, with seven of our cities ranking in top ten most polluted cities nationwide. We all deserve clean air and a healthy environment and can accomplish this without sacrificing prosperity and economic freedom. New technologies like electric vehicles and clean energy sources developed right here in California are offering promising potential to reduce the emissions causing much of our air pollution. Excessive regulation out of Sacramento has slowed the adoption of these crucial innovations though, preventing improvements. Current harsh regulations Sacramento claims are aimed at improving air quality have had no positive effects. And have only made it harder for business to thrive, create jobs, and innovate solutions to this problem. In Sacramento I will partner with private industry, educational institutions, and local communities to identify and incentivize the free market solutions needed to finally address California's poor air quality.

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