May budget revise makes the case for California’s Climate Superfund Act even stronger

SACRAMENTO, CA (May 14, 2025) –In response to the recently released May revise of the California state budget, which revealed a projected $12 billion deficit, Benjamin Smith, Greenpeace USA Senior Strategic Partnerships Advisor, said: “Today’s news of the huge budget deficit in the May revise shows that California is sinking deeper into an affordability crisis. That’s why it’s crucial California legislators pass pieces of legislation like the Climate Superfund Act. Our investments in the future shouldn’t have to come from taxpayers who are already struggling to make ends meet. 

“It’s time for the biggest polluters who created this toxic mess and the subsequent escalating, expensive climate disasters to pay their fair share. This is a common sense policy that is urgently needed to protect our public sector workers, critical social programs, and both state and local budgets.

“We can’t continue draining the coffers of services that Californians need, especially when there’s money available from some of the wealthiest corporations in history who have been making record profits. To take the words right out of President Trump’s mouth: instead of 30 yachts this year, the corporate CEOs making millions could do just fine with two.”