Clean air, water, and natural resources are essential for healthier, safer communities. They’re not just environmental goals—they directly impact public safety, affordable housing, and living wages.

All of these issues are connected.

• Cleaner air and water improve public health, lowering healthcare costs and enhancing community safety.

• Infrastructure projects, such as urban parks and tree planting, protect natural resources and offer affordable recreational spaces, improving the quality of life in communities.

• Affordable housing developments can be built with sustainable materials, protecting natural resources while ensuring housing remains accessible.

• We must initiate a just transition—a firm commitment to support every worker in the shift to a sustainable economy. Simultaneously, we will hold our worst polluters accountable and demand that they modernize their facilities and enhance safety procedures to prevent further compromise of our air and water health.

• Environmental degradation worsens disasters like floods and wildfires. Investing in clean water systems and renewable energy builds resilience and safeguards public safety.

Would cleaner air and water make your community healthier and safer? How would living wages in sustainable industries benefit your family or your neighborhood?