To the editor : According to a UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll, California Republicans need to step outside and check the weather ( “California voters undecided in 2026 governor’s race, but prefer Newsom over Harris for president in 2028,” Aug. 26). Only 1% consider climate change and the environment a great concern. According to a study in the Science Advances journal from University College London, 91,000 premature deaths per year in the United States can be attributed to air pollution from oil and gas, in addition to 10,350 preterm births and 216,000 new cases of childhood asthma.

Communities of color suffer the most from fossil fuel pollution due to location. Historic racial redlining concentrated available housing for people of color near factories and refineries and adja

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