Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer has been a fierce advocate for environmental justice and sustainability since joining the Board of Supervisors in 2021. Today, unlike in the past, our County government is focused on protecting our beaches, coastlines, and open spaces; cleaning-up the Tijuana River Valley Sewage Crisis; decarbonizing the economy; and making sustainability a pillar of all County operations. 

As Vice-Chair of the Board of San Diego Community Power, she passed a landmark policy to achieve 100% renewable energy procurement across the region by 2035, with 15% of energy resources coming from new distributed infill solar. 

Supervisor Lawson-Remer has also been a fierce advocate to clean-up the Tijuana River Valley Sewage Crisis. She is fighting for the state and federal government to step up with more funding and support, and she partnered with the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) to distribute 10,000 air purifiers to households in the region most impacted by air pollution, and to purchase San Diego County's first mobile air-quality van to detect air quality concerns in real-time. 

She also initiated new Public Health actions to help residents impacted by the sewage crisis, including a community health survey, a public health risk dashboard, development of a decontamination protocol, increased testing by local, state and federal health agencies, and establishing a task force with doctors and local health experts. 

Thanks in part to the Supervisor's local advocacy, Congress designated an additional $250 Million in December of 2024 for the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant, bringing dedicated Congressional funds for this project to more than $650 Million to date. The Supervisor will continue holding the USIBWC (International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section) accountable for finishing the repairs and expansions to the water treatment facility. 

Another success has been the establishment of a Native Plant Landscaping Program to convert thousands of acres of landscaping into vibrant native habitat to preserve our region's unrivaled biodiversity, conserve water, and improve drought-tolerance. 

Supervisor Lawson-Remer also worked with the community to lead the adoption of the Sustainable, Equitable, and Local Food Sourcing Policy to build more sustainable food systems and shift the County's food procurement process to support and uplift local farms, fisheries and tribes. 

The Supervisor has ensured community collaboration and maintained pro-labor standards during the development and implementation of new environmental policies and strategies.