For Immediate Release
October 22, 2019
Contact: Kathryn Phillips 916-893-8494 (mobile)
SAN JOSE, CA—The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the timely implementation of the Buy Clean California Act today. This board action highlights the link between spending decisions and emissions reductions.
California passed the Buy Clean California Act (AB 262) in 2017. It requires state agencies to purchase construction materials such as structural steel, carbon steel rebar and flat glass from manufacturers that are among the least climate polluting.
The Buy Clean Act is undergoing implementation at the California Department of General Services and will take effect over the next two years.
In response, Molly Culton, Conservation Organizer for Sierra Club California, issued the following statement:
“Santa Clara County’s resolution supporting the Buy Clean California Act underscores the importance of putting taxpayer dollars where our environmental values are.
“Supervisor Dave Cortese deserves accolades for introducing the resolution, and he and the entire Board of Supervisors demonstrated their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from building materials.
”This resolution affirms Santa Clara County’s leadership in climate action.”
For more information on Sierra Club California's Buy Clean Campaign, please visit:
https://www.sierraclub.org/california/why-buy-clean.
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Sierra Club California is the legislative and regulatory advocacy arm of the 13 Sierra Club chapters in California, representing more than 500,000 members and supporters statewide.