Students, parents and elected officials are leading demonstrations across the Bay Area and beyond as part of a global call for action on climate change.
"These fires were climate related," she added."In other states, it may be hurricanes, floods, droughts, extreme weather or storms, but the fact remains, climate-related catastrophes are happening now and along with these climate disasters comes mental health ramifications."
The bill has been endorsed by more than 70 environmental and health organizations, including Action for the Climate Emergency, the American Public Health Association and California Environmental Voters. "We have a climate crisis, and you don't have to look very far to see that you've got drought, you've got fire, you've got smoke inundating businesses, people losing their homes, you've got floods," Thompson said."It's a very drastic and dire situation that we're in."
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