Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan who represents Culver City in the California State Assembly was named one of this year's Sierra Club environmental champions for his efforts as a legislator to protect the environment and to hold fossil fuel interests accountable for the pollution they create.
Assemblymember Bryan was recognized at the Sierra Club's 17th Annual Political Leadership
Awards Ceremony held on Saturday, August 10th in downtown Los Angeles.
Assemblymember Bryan has made environmental justice a cornerstone of his legislative work
authoring bills that build awareness of and protections for California's communities that are most
impacted by pollution and climate change.
"Our communities have disproportionately borne the negative environmental effects of oil extraction," stated Assemblymember Bryan. "Because of our proximity to toxic drilling, we die
soner. Our children inherit higher asthma rates. And, we have a collective responsibility to change it."
Among his legislative successes, Assemblymember Bryan has fought to establish mandatory setback zones between oil production and residential neighborhoods (SB 1137,
Gonzalez, 2022) and secured $5 million to establish the California Center for Climate Change Education at West Los Angeles College providing students with career pathways to the clean
energy and climate technology industries. In this current legislative session, the Assemblymember is authoring AB 2716, a bill that would
charge oil producers in the Inglewood oil field $10,000 per month for each well that produces less
than 15 barrels per day. These "stripper wells," as they are known in the industry, continue to release toxins into the local environment while producing inconsequential amounts of oil. The industry will either have to clean them up, or pay directly for their harm.
"Clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment are attainable for all communities," said Assemblymember Bryan. "Our choices today will have a ripple effect for generations"
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