STATEMENT: CLIMATE MAYORS CHAIR MAYOR KATE GALLEGO RESPONDS TO WHITE HOUSE ATTEMPT TO HAMPER LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION
Phoenix, AZ (April 10, 2025) – In response to President Trump’s executive order to curb state and local authority on climate action, Climate Mayors Chair and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego issued the following statement:
“The federal government does not have the authority to strip cities and states of their abilities to make laws that best serve their residents. Not only does this latest overreach step on local rights, it also fails to acknowledge the true costs of delaying the transition to a clean energy economy—both the enormous costs of continued environmental destruction and the political and social harm of retreating American leadership.
In Phoenix, we expect to hit record or near-record temperatures this week, demonstrating the consequences of inaction that are already at our doorstep. Instead of undermining local efforts to protect the health and safety of our residents, federal action to modernize our infrastructure and bolster our national competitiveness would be more productive. To ensure our country’s long-term prosperity, we need to double down on investments in advanced manufacturing that will deliver a clean energy economy, grid resilience, and workforce development pathways that prepare our residents for good-paying jobs in emerging industries.
Climate Mayors will continue to represent the best interests of our communities and work with state partners to advance policies that will bring economic security, health and safety to our cities and our country.”
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