Honoring Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

Honoree Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

Representative Anna Eshoo, representing California’s 16th Congressional
District since 1993, has consistently earned the endorsement of the Sierra
Club due to her steadfast work on behalf of our local and global environment. As a senior member of the House Energy Committee, as well as the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, she has worked to promote clean energy, responsible development, and the preservation of natural habitats. Along with such initiatives as tax credits for EV’s and minimum mileage requirements to reduce gasoline pollution, she has supported legislation to expand the creation of jobs in renewable energy and in alternative non-carbon fuel sources. Anna has always opposed offshore drilling, and was co-lead on legislation that will impose carbon fees on
polluters.
Anna firmly believes that climate change is an existential threat to our planet. To combat this trend, it is essential to preserve natural forests, preserves, and watersheds. Anna introduced legislation in 2015 to expand the California Coastal National Monument by the acquisition of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies lands in Santa Cruz County, including 500 acres of redwoods, 6 watersheds, as well as a coastal terrace environment, home to hundreds of species of native plants, as well as species ranging from the golden eagle to the western meadowlark to the Ohlone tiger beetle.
Anna Eshoo also secured funding to purchase Bair Island and add it to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. 1600 acres of natural wetlands, critical habitat for hundreds of species of birds, animals, and marine life, were restored and preserved. She further secured millions of dollars to enable the Army Corps to begin work that will protect the wetlands against flooding, and make natural habitats in the area secure for future generations.