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August 28, 2025

California Lawmakers Pass Resolution Phasing Out Crude Oil Imports from Amazon
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The California Senate has unanimously passed a resolution that would
probe the state's imports of crude oil extracted from the Amazon. The
resolution also calls for an eventual end to California's reliance on
these crude imports.

Sen. Josh Becker: "Colleagues, protecting the Amazon is not just good
for the communities that live there, but our climate here in California.
California is dependent on the Amazon for temperature and rainfall
regulation. In other words, our fates are linked. And I'm going to share
a shocking stat: 50% - 50% of the oil exported from the Amazon ends up
in California refineries."

This follows years of advocacy from Indigenous groups in South America.
In June, a high-level Indigenous delegation from Ecuador's Amazon met
with lawmakers in Sacramento and staged a protest near a Chevron
refinery. Meanwhile, Ecuador and Peru are moving ahead to expand
drilling in the Amazon.


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