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November 04, 2009 Proposed Ballot Measure Filed to Protect California State Parks & Conserve Wildlife
November 01, 2009 PCL INSIDER: Assemblymember Nava Calls On Big Oil To Pay Its Fair Share
October 23, 2009 Schwarzenegger And Legislature Allow Developer To Build Massive Stadium
October 20, 2009 California's Environment And Public Health Fall Prey To Governor's Veto Pen
October 11, 2009 Petty, Petulant, And Irrelevant: Governor Still Stuck On Dams As Deadline For Bill Signing Nears
October 06, 2009 Fishermen Protest Schwarzenegger’s Green Hypocrisy at Global Climate Summit
October 04, 2009 Mixed Signals From Washington On Fate Of Bay-Delta
October 01, 2009 Court Rules That Southern California Forest Plans Violate Federal Environmental Laws
September 29, 2009 Nava "Dog's Best Legislator"
September 27, 2009 Governor Should Follow Golden Rule - Affirm Californians' Right To Clean, Safe Water
September 25, 2009 Governor Celebrates 'Green' Policies as He Wages War on Salmon
September 22, 2009 Conservation Organizations Oppose California Policy That Would Give Carbon Credits for Forest Clearcutting
September 21, 2009 Sean Hannity Spreads Dangerous Misinformation about California Water
September 20, 2009 Daring To Get It Right: Legislature Says 'No' To Dangerous Last Minute Water Policy Proposal
September 17, 2009 Senators Steinberg and Simitian Respond To Governor’s Renewable Portfolio Standard Executive Order
September 12, 2009 33% Renewable Energy Bill Approved by Legislature
September 11, 2009 Delta Legislators, Environmentalists Urge 'No Vote' On Rushed Water Legislation
September 11, 2009 Friends of the River Urges Legislature To Reject Combined Delta Water Package And Water Bond
September 06, 2009 A Look At Top Environmental and Public Health Bills At End of Session
September 04, 2009 California Ground Zero for Fight Over Banning Toxic Chemical
September 01, 2009 USDA’s Scare Tactics about Invasive Species Distort the Truth
September 01, 2009 Poll: Voters Throughout State Are Opposed to Peripheral Canal
August 30, 2009 Taking An Ax To Forest Protection: Legislature Poised To Weaken Timber Harvest Plans
August 27, 2009 Court Supports Claims that the High Speed Rail Authority's Environmental Review is Faulty
August 24, 2009 PG&E’s Big Fossil Play in Oregon
August 24, 2009 Public Hearings for Delta Bills This Coming Week
August 23, 2009 Real Drought Relief: State Gives Green Light To Graywater
August 19, 2009 Oil Industry to Face Tougher Standards in California
August 18, 2009 State Raises Park Fees, Seeks Partners To Reduce Number Of Targeted Closures
August 17, 2009 Embracing the Precautionary Principle
August 14, 2009 More Public Discussions Regarding the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
August 13, 2009 California Water Forum Excludes Delta Communities
August 10, 2009 Loss of Williamson Act
August 07, 2009 Cost Estimates Missing From Contentious Delta Bill Package
August 06, 2009 Delta Community and Environment Groups Respond to Delta Legislative Water Package
August 05, 2009 A Road Map to the Peripheral Canal
August 04, 2009 Legislature Will Authorize Council, Try To Bypass Public Input For Canal Construction
July 31, 2009 Assemblymember Huffman: Legislation Does Not Support Peripheral Canal
July 31, 2009 No Holes Bored: Assembly Rejects Offshore Oil Drilling Proposal In State Budget Negotiations
July 30, 2009 Support for Policies to Curb Warming Slips as Economy Takes Toll
July 28, 2009 Peripheral Canal Issue Emerges As Crucial in Post-Budget California
July 27, 2009 Will Peripheral Canal Be Considered After the August Recess?
July 24, 2009 Assembly Coastal Caucus Opposes Offshore Oil Drilling
July 22, 2009 Delaying Actions on State Climate Change Regulations Would Undermine California's Small Businesses
July 13, 2009 Delta Groups Rally Against The Panama Canal North
July 06, 2009 Peripheral Canal: Panama Canal North?
June 25, 2009 Seeking California’s Elusive Oil Tax
June 25, 2009 Housing Does Not Belong in the Bay
June 22, 2009 Leaked Industry Memo Prompts Warning on Chemicals
June 19, 2009 Preserving California’s Public Lands To Buffer Global Warming’s Effects
June 09, 2009 Governor Invokes Drill Baby Drill To Save Our Economy
June 04, 2009 Democrats Oppose Proposed Oil Lease off the Santa Barbara Coast
June 02, 2009 California Must Lead on Green Building
May 31, 2009 Sound Decisions Mixed with Missed Opportunities Highlight the Week in Environmental Legislation
May 28, 2009 Governor’s Oil Actions Threaten California Coastline
May 24, 2009 Implementation of Water Conservation for New Developments
May 20, 2009 New National Standards on Auto Emissions to Rival California's Proposed Standards
May 17, 2009 An Unnatural Disaster? PCL Questions Exemption of Environmental Review For Major Water Merger
May 14, 2009 Support the Integrated Preferred Alternative To Protect California Coastline
May 10, 2009 We Need To Make Sure High Speed Rail Authority Is On Track
May 04, 2009 Commerce Secretary Releases $53.1 Million in Salmon Disaster Relief
May 01, 2009 Strong Start: Bills Sponsored By PCL Overcome First Major Hurdle
April 29, 2009 Massive Opposition Results in Gutting of Bill Attacking Bay-Delta Fisheries
April 28, 2009 Pro-Environment Bill Would Regulate Gas 17,000 Times More Damaging Than Carbon Dioxide
April 25, 2009 Weekly Radio Address: Bass, Pérez Highlight Capitol Environmental Sustainability Bill
April 19, 2009 Examining Proposed Amendments to CEQA Guidelines
April 16, 2009 Secretary of Interior and Assembly Huffman Announced Economic Stimulus Projects To Help Water Infrastructure in California
April 15, 2009 Legislators Oppose Oil and Gas Drilling Off California’s Coast
April 13, 2009 Senate Majority Leader Calls for Oversight Hearing on MLPA Process
April 12, 2009 California's Environment Will Benefit Under New Leadership
April 08, 2009 Make Flood Protection A Priority For Restoration Of The Delta
April 06, 2009 Protecting Kids Riding Buses
April 05, 2009 33% Or Bust: Mandate For More Renewable Power Advancing Through State Legislature
March 31, 2009 Schwarzenegger Links Wilderness Bill to Building Peripheral Canal
March 26, 2009 Errors Found In Government Reports on Toxic Danger of Pesticides Used Against Light Brown Apple Moth
March 24, 2009 Protect Our Most Vulnerable from the Risk of Aerial Pesticide Spraying: Support the Clean Air for Children, Seniors, and Working Families Act
March 22, 2009 Efforts to End Freeze of Bond-Funded Conservation Projects
March 21, 2009 Poor Ocean and River Conditions Spurred Sacramento Salmon Collapse
March 17, 2009 Fish Gotta Swim: Environmental and Fishing Communities Speak Out On Salmon Crisis
March 14, 2009 Weekly Radio Address: Assemblymembers Hayashi, Solorio See Jobs, Savings in the Greening of State Buildings
March 12, 2009 Sen. Oropeza Measure Would Fight Air Pollution, Protect Kids Who Ride Buses
March 09, 2009 Equal But Opposite Reaction Needed to Bring California To A State of Good Repair
March 08, 2009 Bill Deadline Brings New Proposed Environmental Legislation
March 05, 2009 We Do Not Have to Choose Between Fish and People
February 19, 2009 Stimulus Bill Boosts Plug-in Electric Cars
February 18, 2009 To Urbanize or Not: That is the Question
February 11, 2009 Water Exporters Want to End the Endangered Species Act
February 09, 2009 Governor Among Those Who Capture Cold, Dead Fish Awards
February 05, 2009 Environmental Protections Held Hostage in Budget Negotiations
February 05, 2009 New Energy Secretary Offers Chilling Warning to California on Global Warming
February 05, 2009 The Name May Change but the Dark Mission Remains the Same
February 01, 2009 Schwarzenegger Uses Snow Survey as Opportunity to Push Peripheral Canal
January 30, 2009 Serious Concerns About New Tranquillon Ridge Offshore Oil Development
January 29, 2009 New Reports Show Dam Removal Will Benefit Klamath River Salmon, Water Quality
January 27, 2009 Continued Need For Smart and Sustainable Growth in the San Joaquin Valley
January 27, 2009 Arnold Continues War on Fish
January 23, 2009 Air Quality is Now an Issue of Lifespan and Longevity
January 21, 2009 Remaining Environmentally Conscious During Tough Times An Imperative For Local Communities
January 21, 2009 Leaping Steelhead Conservation Awards For 2008
January 19, 2009 Sarah Palin Never Sang "Baby Beluga" to Her Children
January 15, 2009 Schwarzenegger Continues End Run to Build the Peripheral Canal
January 12, 2009 Donner Summit and the South Yuba River- Stewardship, or Sewership?
January 09, 2009 Governor’s Delta Plan Gains Support from Nature Convervancy
January 08, 2009 The Need For Smart and Sustainable Growth in the San Joaquin Valley – Act II
January 07, 2009 Committee Does Bidding of Central Valley Agribusiness in Pushing for Canal
January 04, 2009 Peripheral Canal May Be Built without Legislative or Voter Consent
December 31, 2008 Trout Plant Ban Will Have Wide Ranging Impact
December 31, 2008 Woodburning: Why Burning Less Saves Lives
December 30, 2008 Drilling Off-Shore will Only Harm Us
December 26, 2008 Salmon Disaster Relief Application Deadline Is December 31
December 26, 2008 Parks Foundation Dreams of Well-Funded, Accessible and Well-Protected State Park System for the New Year
December 22, 2008 Despite Fiscal Problems, Governor Continues to Advocate for Peripheral Canal
December 21, 2008 Looking To Green the California Budget
December 13, 2008 Obama Still Weighing Options For Secretary of Interior Position
December 12, 2008 Recent Spill in Santa Barbara Channel Should Cause us to Revisit Issue of Increased Offshore Oil Drilling
December 11, 2008 Delta Pollution Results in Stunted and Deformed Baby Striped Bass
December 10, 2008 Air Board Must Make Land Use Reform Part of The Climate Change Program
December 10, 2008 Lax recycling programs for toxic televisions endanger public health and the environment
December 07, 2008 The Green Way Out of the Ditch for California
December 07, 2008 Steinberg Takes the Reins of the California Senate, Signals Focus On Green Economy
November 29, 2008 Should Have Grown Better: California Air Resources Board Asks Staff to Explore Stronger Action to Fight Global Warming By Reducing Sprawl
November 23, 2008 The Rising Tide in California
November 23, 2008 Waxman Has a Lot to Fix
November 23, 2008 Captain Eo: Governor Schwarzenegger Releases New Slate Of Executive Orders On Global Warming
November 21, 2008 Why California Cannot Afford to Delay in Global Warming Reduction Actions—Naysayers Are Just Plain Wrong About Economics as They Were About Science
November 20, 2008 Waxman Wins Key Test Vote for Chair of House Energy Committee—If You Like Clean Air, Call Your Member of Congress
November 19, 2008 California Wildfires and the Urgency of Combating Climate Change
November 19, 2008 A Breeze of Fresh Air from Washington D.C. To California? Waxman and Dingell Battle Today--Reactions to Obama's Climate Remarks—Schwarzenegger Calls Them “Fantastic”
November 19, 2008 Stronger Renewable Energy Goals For California: Schwarzenegger’s Executive Order and Where We Go From Here
November 17, 2008 Jeff Ruch: The Most Dangerous Time of the Year Back Here in D.C.
November 15, 2008 Schwarzenegger’s UnStimulating Proposal: Attack on CEQA Is Bad News for California Environment, Economy
November 09, 2008 Elation and Anticipation: Election Results to Set Stage For Environmental Opportunities in California in 2009
November 07, 2008 The 2008 California Environmental Scorecard Rates the Governor and State Legislators
November 06, 2008 Elections Bring New Green Energy to California – And America
October 30, 2008 Sierra Club California Report Card Shows Many Green Donkeys, But Few Green Elephants in Our Midst
October 19, 2008 Which Way Now? Questions Remain About Follow Up To California's New Law Linking Land Use and Global Warming
October 18, 2008 Final Draft of “Scoping Plan” For California Landmark Global Warming Law; Some Flaws Addressed, More Improvements Possible
October 11, 2008 From the Long List of Environmental Vetoes: Governor Schwarzenegger Rejects Recycled Water Bill, Goes Soft On Water Softeners
October 01, 2008 Top Environmental Bills Signed and Vetoed By Governor Schwarzenegger
October 01, 2008 Amidst the Vetoes, Arnold Schwarzenegger Revolutionizes Land Use Law in California
October 01, 2008 Life Threatening Veto of SB 974, Port Clean Up Bill, Leaves Californians Gasping For Air and Stuck in Traffic
September 24, 2008 The 'Green Governor' Slashes Funding for Endangered Species: Schwarzenegger Continues His War on Fish and the Environment
September 19, 2008 Chill, Baby, Chill - A California Perspective On The Oil Extraction Debate
September 18, 2008 California's Greenbelt Alliance Standing Up for Smart Growth for 50 Years and Looking Ahead
September 13, 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger Should Ignore Sarah Palin’s Advice on California Port Pollution and Sign SB 974
September 11, 2008 New Poll – Orange County Voters Remain Strongly Opposed to Toll Road through State Park
September 10, 2008 Green Investment Will Yield Two Million Jobs in Two Years--California Stands to Gain $13 Billion by Investing in Global-Warming Solutions
September 10, 2008 Who Killed Recycling in California This Year?
September 05, 2008 End of Session Summary: Environment Sees Progress But "Budget or Veto" Threat Causes Uncertainty About Bills' Future
August 31, 2008 Biggest Land Use Bill in California in 32 Years Goes to the Governor—SB 375 Would Curb Sprawl and Reduce Global Warming Pollution
August 30, 2008 As California Legislature Winds Down--Some Progress, Some Stumbling On Bills to Regulate Toxics--Bad Water Bonds and Good Water Legislation
August 27, 2008 Recycling Bill Bottled Up in Closing Hours of California Legislative Session
August 26, 2008 Biggest Land Use Bill in California in 32 Years is One Step From the Governor’s Desk
August 22, 2008 SB 375 On Global Warming and Land Use is the Bill to Watch in the California Legislature
August 21, 2008 Redefining the California Dream: Darrell Steinberg's Smart Growth Plan
August 16, 2008 High Gas Prices Fuel California Quality of Life Improvement. Come Again?
August 13, 2008 California Labor Unions Support Global Warming Solutions: Green Jobs Seen as Future
August 11, 2008 The California Environment in Suspense Last Week: A Short List of Bills That Made It and Those That Didn’t
August 06, 2008 Major Legislation to Clean Up Port Pollution Passes California Senate and is Landing on Governor Schwarzenegger’s Desk
July 31, 2008 PPIC Poll: Californians Strongly Support Aggressive Global Warming Action—But Contrary to Other Polls, Slight Majority Favor More Oil Drilling Off Coast
July 22, 2008 Long Awaited Bill to Clean Up Health Damaging Pollution from California’s Ports Expected to Land Soon on Governor’s Desk
July 18, 2008 California Adopts America’s First State‐Wide Green Building Code
July 17, 2008 Top Priority Air Quality Legislation Passes California Assembly - SB 974 Is One Step Closer To The Governor's Desk
July 15, 2008 We Cannot Drill Our Way to Lower Oil Prices: California Needs to Send a Clear Message to the Federal Government
July 15, 2008 California Knows: Offshore Drilling Doesn’t Make “Cents”
July 14, 2008 Top Priority Port Air Quality Legislation Headed For Key California Assembly Vote, Perhaps Tomorrow
July 14, 2008 California Air Board’s Confidence in Cap and Trade is Misplaced
July 14, 2008 Improving California’s Central Valley Air—One Bill at a Time
July 10, 2008 California Must Change the Way Land Use and Transportation Decisions are Made to Reduce Greenhouse Gases that Cause Global Warming and Implement AB 32
July 03, 2008 California’s Comprehensive Plan to Fight Global Warming: A Strong Step Forward, But Land Use Reform in Particular Needs to be Added
July 02, 2008 Vessel Watch Project Watches for the Next Cosco Busan
June 28, 2008 Assembly Speaker Emeritus Fabian Nunez Applauds Recent Progress of AB 32--California’s Landmark Global Warming Initiative
June 26, 2008 New California Global Warming Plan Lights the Way to a Greener Economy--Oil Companies Must Not Be Allowed to Block Progress
June 25, 2008 EPA Refusal to Provide Congress Documents on Denial of California Greenhouse Gas Waiver Worst Since Nixon
June 22, 2008 California’s Environment, Executive Privilege, and the Bush Administration
June 06, 2008 California Legislative Session Hits Midway Mark: What's the Environment Score at Halftime?
June 02, 2008 Proud that California is Leading on Global Warming and Demanding Federal Government Action
May 30, 2008 Waste Reduction and Recycling Bills Pass Floor Votes in California Legislature
May 29, 2008 The Bush Administration's Ongoing Assault on Blue-State California: Spraying Us to Exterminate the Light Brown Apple Moth
May 28, 2008 California Crunch Time: Full Assembly and Senate to Vote on Critical Environmental Bills This Week
May 28, 2008 A Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives - Part II
May 27, 2008 A Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives
May 23, 2008 Green Business is Good Business in California
May 22, 2008 California Reaches Record Recycling Levels - Legislation Proposes Recycling Expansion
May 16, 2008 A New Strategy to Permanently Halt Light-brown Apple Moth Spraying in California Without Consent
May 13, 2008 Clearing the Air in California’s Central Valley
May 09, 2008 Sierra Club California Thanks Governor, Attorney General, and Air Resources Board for Upholding Clean Air Rules—Says to Automakers: Don't Be "Climate Chickens"
May 06, 2008 Sierra Club California, Others Oppose Weak Green Building Rules
May 01, 2008 Progress in California on Air Quality Despite National No Lung Left Behind Policy
April 29, 2008 Climate Justice in the States: Promoting Equity in Dealing with Climate Change
April 29, 2008 Biofuels: Wouldn’t We Miss 500,000 Barrels a Day?
April 28, 2008 Misunderestimating Bush on Global Warming: Contempt of Court
April 26, 2008 Governors Rally Against Dirty Bush Ploy...And What's Up With Coal in California?
April 25, 2008 California’s Gray Whale is In Danger
April 25, 2008 Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying Inspires Strong Gubernatorial Action and Robust Legislative Package
April 22, 2008 A Fish Tale: California’s New Marine Protected Areas Not Protected from the Next Cosco Busan
April 22, 2008 Schwarzenegger in Last Action Hero 3 Showing in Sacramento on Earth Day 2008
April 22, 2008 On Earth Day and Every Day, It’s What’s “Green” That Counts!
April 21, 2008 There's No Such Thing as a Free Plastic Bag in California
April 21, 2008 There's No Such Thing as a Free Plastic Bag in California
April 20, 2008 Automakers and Car Dealers Lobby Washington to Reject California Greenhouse Gas Standards
April 19, 2008 Celebrating Earth Day in California by Creating Green Jobs
April 18, 2008 Phasing out PVCs in California’s Consumer Packaging to Remove Toxic Chemicals from Our Environment and Ocean
April 14, 2008 Studies Show Diesel Pollution Bad for Just About All Parts of You; Dueling California Policies Show Potential to Help, Exacerbate Situation
April 12, 2008 Sierra Watch Offers Planning Principles for Donner Development Decisions
April 11, 2008 Democrats on Committee Hold Key to Transparency and Public Participation in California Environmental Quality Act—Vote Set for Monday
April 07, 2008 The Great Global Warming Debate: In California, Things Are Really Heating Up.
April 06, 2008 Day of Reckoning Approaches for Key Environmental Bills in California--Including Those to Prevent Lead Exposure
April 05, 2008 Development in the Sierras: Is Royal Gorge Building A House Of Cards On Donner Summit?
April 04, 2008 Slash and Burn: Proposed Federal Budget Would Cut Environmental Programs Under Fire by Schwarzenegger Administration
April 03, 2008 Oceans Day 2008: Meeting with California Legislators on Issues So Important to Our Coastal State
April 03, 2008 California Sues Bush EPA to Comply With Year Old Supreme Court Ruling on Regulating Greenhouse Gases
April 03, 2008 Wolk Bill Will Provide Fishing Access, Habitat Restoration in California Delta
March 31, 2008 California Needs to Consider Smart Biofuels Policy to Reduce Global Warming: What We Can Learn from Other States
March 27, 2008 On Reducing Zero Emission Vehicles in California, What’s Up With This?
March 24, 2008 California Has Lowest Level of Fish and Game Wardens in United States and is Not Enforcing Our Laws Including Protecting Endangered Fish
March 19, 2008 What’s Mine is Ore: California Groups Call For Polluters to Clean Up Their Toxic Legacy
March 17, 2008 Hitting the Bottle: Schwarzenegger Proposes Continued Borrowing from Recycling Fund to Pay for Global Warming Programs
March 13, 2008 California Smart Growth and Improving San Joaquin Valley Quality of Life
March 11, 2008 Carbon Labels Will Arm California and U.S. Consumers in Fight Against Global Warming
March 10, 2008 Look, Up In the Sky: It's the Green Governor
March 10, 2008 California Needs More Urban Density
March 10, 2008 Hey, Governor: Can You Get Our Republican Congressional Delegation to Support California on Tailpipe Emissions?
March 07, 2008 Wolverine Spring in California’s Central Sierra Trumps Punxsutawney Phil
March 06, 2008 A Dose of Sense: Bills Introduced to Reform Pesticide Policy Following Aerial Spraying for Light Brown Apple Moth
March 02, 2008 An Early St. Patrick’s Day in California: The Democrats’ Green Jobs Package
March 02, 2008 Curbing Air Pollution in the San Joaquin Valley by Greater Use of Trains
February 28, 2008 Californians Advised on Mercury Risks from Compact Fluorescent Lamp Breakage
February 22, 2008 Why Trading and Offset Use Are the Wrong Way to Address Green House Gas Emissions in California
February 18, 2008 California State Water Board to Consider Bold Action on Global Warming
February 17, 2008 California "Food Miles" Cannot Be Discussed in Isolation from Land Use Policies
February 08, 2008 June 3, 2008 California Primary Will Be Very Important for the Environment
February 07, 2008 California Coastal Commission Rejects Toll Road: Shows a People-Powered Coalition Can be Effective on Transportation and Land Use Issues
February 07, 2008 Royal Gorge to be Gouged? The Politics of Development on Donner Summit
January 30, 2008 How Emissions Trading Can Help All Communities in California and Fight Global Warming
January 30, 2008 Unprecedented Collapse of California Central Valley Salmon Alarms Fishery Managers
January 29, 2008 Bush State of Union Speech Underscores Need for California and Other States to Act on Global Warming and Clean Energy
January 25, 2008 California Senate Votes for Clean Air in Rejecting Schwarzenegger Appointee
January 22, 2008 LA Area Legislators Hold Keys to Success on Global Warming Bill in California Assembly Floor Vote!
January 17, 2008 The Behind the Scene Struggle of California and Other States with the EPA’s Air Standards
January 09, 2008 Schwarzenegger State of the State Address Misses Environmental Opportunities
January 06, 2008 2008 Starts Off With Many Programs on California and the Environment
January 03, 2008 A Novel Idea: States Sue Environmental Protection Agency to Actually Protect Environment
January 01, 2008 2007 California Victories and 2008 Priorities from the Coalition for Clean Air
December 27, 2007 Rejection of California Clean Car Waiver Request Earns Bush Coal, Oil, Natural Gas for Christmas
December 26, 2007 California Delta: Assemblymember Wolk Demands Answers from Federal and State Agencies at Prospect Island Fish Kill Hearing
December 20, 2007 Linking California Air Pollution to Illness and Death--And Those Who Support Changes
December 19, 2007 Attorney General Brown and Governor Schwarzenegger to Sue Federal EPA Over Refusal to Allow California to Impose Greenhouse Gas Emission Limits on Vehicles
December 15, 2007 Bay-Delta Ecosystem on Verge of Collapse--Judge Issues Final Order to Protect Delta Smelt
December 13, 2007 A Legal Licking, Nobel Gesture, and a Planet Melting Faster Than Expected: Hot Week for Global Warming
December 12, 2007 Levee Repair in California Delta Leads to Massive Fish Kill and Criminal Investigation
November 21, 2007 Schrag: Damage from Toxic Oil Spill Small Potatoes Next to Day-In, Day-Out Air Pollution from California's Major Ports
November 15, 2007 California's Oil Spill Eye Opener
November 14, 2007 The Year of Distraction: How the Environment Fared in California in 2007
November 13, 2007 CLCV 2007 Environmental Scorecard for Schwarzenegger & Legislature Finds Heroes, Villains and Freshmen Hopefuls
November 09, 2007 California Coastal Commission to Consider Staff Recommendation to Reject Proposed Harmful Ocean Water Desalination Facility
November 04, 2007 Ocean Water Desalination Promise of Carbon-Offsets Doesn't Hold Water at California State Lands Commission Hearing
October 19, 2007 Planning and Conservation League 2007 California Legislative Wrap-up
October 17, 2007 California's Best Response to Al Gore's Nobel Prize: Assembly Bill 493, the Clean Car Rebate Bill
October 16, 2007 A Great Victory in the Battle for Clean Air in the Central Valley
October 16, 2007 Making California’s State Fleet of Cars the Greenest in the World: Why I'm Glad Governor Schwarzenegger Signed AB 236
October 16, 2007 Californians Against Waste 2007 Legislation Wrap-Up
October 15, 2007 How the Environment Fared: California 2007 Session, Signings, and Vetoes
October 12, 2007 Lack of Action to Combat Marine Pollution Undermines Schwarzenegger’s Ocean Protection Effort
October 11, 2007 Critical Toxic, Waste Prevention, and Recycling Bills on Schwarzenegger's Desk
October 04, 2007 Governor Schwarzenegger’s Desk Still Cluttered, Water Investment Principles Hearing Held
October 04, 2007 San Joaquin Valley Leaders Urge Governor Schwarzenegger to Sign SB 719
September 29, 2007 "The Healthy Heart and Lung Act" Awaits Governor Schwarzenegger's Signature
September 27, 2007 Curbing California's Urban Heat Islands
September 26, 2007 Will the California Building Industry Continue to Attack CEQA?
September 25, 2007 Governor Schwarzenegger's Remarks to the United Nations on California's Role in Fighting Global Warming
September 25, 2007 Schwarzenegger on World Stage at U.N. Speaking on Climate Change While He Plans the Delta's Destruction in California
September 23, 2007 California's Global Warming Challenges Come A Courtin'
September 17, 2007 2007 California Legislative Session--Some Progress on Energy, Air and Flood Protection--But Important Work on Land Use, Ports and Toxics Will Have to Wait
September 15, 2007 Recycling Victories in California Legislature Highlight Session Wrap Up--Bills on the Governor's Desk
September 14, 2007 California Legislature 2007: Some Hard Fought Wins in Air and Water--Toxics Measures Tank--Two of Biggest Environmental Bills Will Wait Until Next Year
September 09, 2007 Air Pollution from California's Ports: A Serious Health Issue--Senate Bill 974 and the Art of the Possible
September 06, 2007 Cleaning Up Air Pollution from California's Ports Will Have to Wait Until Next Year
September 02, 2007 Job Killer or Opportunity to Help Clean Up L.A.'s Filthy Air?
September 01, 2007 A Tiny California Fish That Makes a Big Difference
August 31, 2007 Yesterday was Judgment Day for Most Major Environmental Bills in the California Legislature
August 29, 2007 AB 118 – Energy Efficiency, Lower Carbon Fuels, and a Critical Investment in California’s Economic and Transportation Future
August 19, 2007 California Can Lead Nation in Green Tech Industry and Stimulate Economy With Bond Package
August 17, 2007 Failure of California Endangered Species Act Compliance from Department of Water Resources Behind Director Leaving Troubled Department of Fish and Game?
August 10, 2007 Smart Growth--California’s Next Frontier in the Fight against Global Warming—and Cleaning Up the San Joaquin Valley Air Board
August 08, 2007 Schrag: Corn Ethanol Subsidy a California Presidential Primary Issue?
August 07, 2007 What Schwarzenegger Didn’t Get Trying to Work Cooperatively with the Bush Administration on the “Roadless Rule” Protecting California’s Forests and Wildlands
July 31, 2007 Half a Dozen California Members of Congress Wavering on Historic Vote to Raise Fuel Economy Car Standards, Needed to Curb Global Warming
July 31, 2007 San Joaquin Valley Voters View Air as Serious Health Problem and Want Stronger Action Taken By State Government
July 30, 2007 What's on California's Mind? A Statewide Survey Quiz
July 27, 2007 Memo to the California State Senate on the California Environmental Quality Act
July 26, 2007 PPIC Poll Shows Californians Very Concerned About Global Warming and Air Pollution and Want Stronger Action by State Government
July 25, 2007 The Importance of the California Environmental Quality Act to Global Warming: Why Changes Should be Rejected in the Budget Battle Today
July 24, 2007 GLOBAL WARMING ACTION ENDANGERED IN STATE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS: DON’T LET THE OSTRICHES WIN!
July 24, 2007 Diesel Pollution from Construction Equipment: An Opportunity for the Air Board to Build a Cleaner California by Rulemaking This Week
July 23, 2007 TOSSING THE TOXIC TRAIN: NEW LEGISLATION AIMS TO LIMIT HEALTH HAZARDS IN CALIFORNIA
July 20, 2007 Miller and Rahall Press Interior for Response to Congressional Inquiry over Interference with California Delta Fish
July 18, 2007 Schwarzenegger Nominee to Head California Air Board, Mary Nichols, Holds Green Book Up and Pledges to Faithfully Implement AB 32, California's Global Warming Law
July 17, 2007 Governor Schwarzenegger Misses Opportunity to Fix Big Problems in the Delta
July 16, 2007 California Commission Issues Important Ruling--New Imported Gas Cannot Worsen Air--Implications for LNG
July 13, 2007 Transportation Committee's Clean Sweep on Bills to Clean California's Dirty Air and a "Flood" of Good News…For Now
July 12, 2007 Legislation to Clean San Joaquin Valley Air--Among the Worst in the Country--Passes Key Committee Vote
July 11, 2007 Why Ain't Schwarzenegger Got No Environmental Coattails in his Party?
July 11, 2007 Schrag on Schwarzenegger, Damage Control, and the California Air Resources Board
July 10, 2007 Banner Day on Global Warming in California: Senate Package Passes Assembly Committees, Including Two Bills Defeated Last Week
July 09, 2007 Key Global Warming Measures on Life Support in Assembly Transportation Committee Today
July 08, 2007 A Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger from His Former Chair of the Air Resources Board
July 08, 2007 Testimony of Catherine Witherspoon, Former Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board, on the Schwarzenegger Administration's Interference with Implementation of Global Warming Measures
July 07, 2007 Departed Chair and Executive Officer of California Air Resources Board Present Powerful Testimony on Schwarzenegger Administration Interference in Implementation of AB 32 on Global Warming
July 07, 2007 Fixed Terms and Legislative Appointment of Some California Air Resources Board Members May Result from Hearings
July 07, 2007 Speaker Nunez Testifies At Assembly Committee Hearing on AB 32 Implementation and Air Board Firing and Resignation
July 07, 2007 The Importance of Reducing Carbon Footprints One Californian at a Time
July 07, 2007 FIRINGS, FLOODS, AND FOREST FIRES– AN ACTION PACKED WEEK IN CALIFORNIA
July 06, 2007 Mary Nichols is a Start: What the Governor and CARB Should Do to Clear the Air
July 04, 2007 Senate Confirmation Hearing on New California Air Board Chief to Center on Implementation of Landmark AB 32 Greenhouse Gas Law
July 03, 2007 Mixed Results for Clean Air and Climate Change Legislation in California Assembly: Major Bills Die in Transportation Committee
July 03, 2007 California Assembly Committee Readies Hearing on Schwarzenegger's "Global Warming Gate" as Ex Air Board Officials Prepare to Tell All on Friday
July 01, 2007 Green Giant Falls: Schwarzenegger Fires Global Warming Tough Guy
June 29, 2007 Surprise Attack on California's Environmental Laws--And What You Can Do About It
June 27, 2007 A Clean Energy Future for California Will Need More Than Market Forces
June 26, 2007 California Fishermen Target Water Policies
June 23, 2007 California Air Board Chastised Over Weak Approach on Clean Air by Schwarzenegger and Garamendi; Mixed Reviews on Implementing Global Warming Requirements of AB 32
June 22, 2007 Public Outcry: "Garamendi, Name the Smelt!"
June 22, 2007 California Air Resources Board Has Barely Scratched the Surface of Recycling Measures Needed to Implement AB 32 on Global Warming
June 21, 2007 RIGS TO WRECKS? CALIFORNIA TO RE-ASSESS INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECOMMISSIONED OFFSHORE RIGS
June 17, 2007 CAN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VOTERS BE RELIED ON TO PROTECT THE SAN JOAQUIN DELTA – IF THEY NO LONGER NEED IT TO CONVEY WATER SOUTH?
June 15, 2007 Schwarzenegger Confirms Worst Fears of Fishing and Environmental Groups in Supporting Peripheral Canal
June 15, 2007 ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO: CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT BILLS (MOSTLY) SURVIVE MAJOR LEGISLATIVE HURDLE
June 14, 2007 Delta Smelt: First Extinction of a Species Deliberately Caused by State of California for Subsidized Water for Crops?
June 12, 2007 Implementation of AB 32 on Global Warming Would Be More Difficult Under Proposed Exemption of Methane Gas from Market Cap
June 09, 2007 Those Suffering From Port Pollution Have Reason to Cheer as Lowenthal Bill Passes Senate Despite Heavy Opposition
June 09, 2007 California Assembly Caves to Auto Dealers on Clean Car Bill--Top Priority in Achieving Goals of AB 32 on Global Warming
June 08, 2007 California Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Cancer-Causing Fire Retardants in Furniture, Pillows and Comforters
June 07, 2007 Deceptive Ad in Sacramento Bee by Washington DC-based Lobby Group Representing Detroit's Big Three Automakers as Assembly Revotes on Clean Car Discount Bill
June 06, 2007 Groundbreaking Plastic and Marine Debris Reduction Bill up for Assembly Floor Vote This Week
June 04, 2007 California Needs to Pass AB 493 Before Friday's Deadline To Combat Global Warming Because Bush Administration is Failing to Act
June 02, 2007 Victory for the Fish: State Stops Pumping to Save Delta Smelt
May 31, 2007 Breaking News: State Water Project Pumps That Export Delta Water to 25 Million Californians Shut Down Because of Failure to Comply With Endangered Species Act
May 31, 2007 EPA Testimony of California Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nunez on Fuel Efficiency Standards and Federal Waiver
May 25, 2007 SCHWARZENEGGER CANCELS MEETING WITH CONSERVATIONISTS: DELTA FISH SPECIES GOING EXTINCT...LET'S NOT EVEN TALK ABOUT IT!
May 24, 2007 California Should Not Subsidize Environmental Damage From Styrofoam: AB 820 Will Help Our Beaches and Our State
May 23, 2007 Smelt Survey Indicates California Delta is Literally Dying--Action is Needed Now
May 22, 2007 California to EPA: Give States Green Light to Achieve Large Cuts in Global Warming Pollution from Cars and SUVs
May 20, 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS IN THE DELTA: A CALL TO ACTION
May 14, 2007 RETURN ON INVESTMENT: NEW REPORT SHOWS OVER ONE MILLION ACRES IN CALIFORNIA PROTECTED BY HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND
May 13, 2007 California Challenges Bush Administration Low Gas Mileage Standards: Huge Impact on Global Warming Riding on Court Hearing Monday
May 05, 2007 Canada Joins Australia in Banning Incandescent Bulbs: Will California Be Next?
May 01, 2007 Almost Half of California Counties Fail Clean Air Test-- Los Angeles and Riverside Top National Bad Air List
April 25, 2007 ONE STEP CLOSER TO LIGHTS OUT FOR THE INCANDESCENT
April 22, 2007 Carbon Sequestration: Injection of toxic gases into poor communities or the salvation of the fossil fuel industry, or both?
April 22, 2007 California Senate Leader Celebrates Earth Day with Focus on Legislation
April 21, 2007 Democratic Radio Address: Celebrate Earth Day By Pitching In
April 15, 2007 Chuckling with Schwarzenegger Before We Get Real on Global Warming
April 12, 2007 Conoco Takes The Plunge: First Major Oil Company to Call for Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
April 12, 2007 Poll Shows 79% Support for AB 32, California's Global Warming Law, That Only 1 Republican in Legislature Voted For
April 11, 2007 Perata Letter to Schwarzenegger Administration Links Water Efficiency to Energy Use, Flood Control, and Global Warming
April 11, 2007 The South Will NOT Rise Again--The Peripheral Canal Will Not Float
April 11, 2007 Lesson from Offshore LNG Siting Decision: Winning Elections in "Down Ticket" Races Has Consequences
April 10, 2007 Teamsters & Turtles Target Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Wages & Pollution
April 09, 2007 Major Legislation to Protect California’s Delta Announced by Senate Democratic Leadership
April 08, 2007 Environment California: Global Warming Could Wipe Out One Fourth of All Species
April 02, 2007 Today's US Supreme Court Decision Will Help California in Cases Against Auto Manufacturers to Protect Our Environment
April 02, 2007 Cleaning Up Trucks at California Ports Clears the Air and Improves Truckers' Lives
April 02, 2007 LEGISLATORS SHIFT INTO GEAR ON CALIFORNIA CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT
March 31, 2007 Alternatives to Costly California Dams Discussed in Democratic Radio Address
March 30, 2007 JUDGE TO CWR ON DELTA PUMPS: HEY RECKLESS DRIVER-- HAND OVER THE KEYS
March 29, 2007 Chevron Talks Green But Won't Really Sell Alternative or Biofuel in California
March 27, 2007 Protecting California's Parks
March 23, 2007 Breaking News: Judge Orders California Water Project Shut Down Because of Violation of California Endangered Species Act
March 23, 2007 LIFTING THE FOG: PCL'S GUIDE TO THE FATE OF THE CALIFORNIA DELTA
March 21, 2007 California Joins Investors' Call for National Policy to Fight Global Warming
March 15, 2007 ALEVIATING YOUR TOXIC BODY BURDEN: THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE EXPERIMENTS WITH "GREEN CHEMISTRY"
March 15, 2007 ALEVIATING YOUR TOXIC BODY BURDEN: THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE EXPERIMENTS WITH "GREEN CHEMISTRY"
March 14, 2007 Garamendi's Speech on California Climate Change and Energy Policy to Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2007 California Can Shine Across the Nation By Enacting Performance Based Lighting Efficiency Legislation
March 09, 2007 Help Me Put Cleaner Cars on the Road in California
March 03, 2007 Thoughts of Speaker Nunez About California, Global Warming, and Washington, D.C. in Democratic Weekly Radio Address
March 03, 2007 "Gold Built California, Green Will Sustain It"--Speaker Nunez Before Congress on Global Warming
March 02, 2007 Perata's Testimony Before Congress on Global Warming
March 01, 2007 Huge Container Ships--One of the Most Poorly Regulated Air Pollution Sources in California
March 01, 2007 LET THE GAMES BEGIN: CARD CARRYING CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS DEAL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
February 27, 2007 Climate Change Debate Evolves in California: New Bills Target Sea Rise Impacts and Water Conservation
February 23, 2007 The History of Schwarzenegger, AB 32, and Global Warming
February 23, 2007 California Senate Democrats Unveil “California First” Global Warming Bill Package
February 23, 2007 THE ROAR OF ROLLBACKS? FUTURE OF WILDERNESS PROTECTION AT STAKE IN OFF ROADER CONFRONTATION
February 22, 2007 California Cities Rank Low in Environment Report But Get Good Marks on Global Warming
February 15, 2007 KICKING ONE HABIT TO START ANOTHER: ALTERNATIVE FUELS MUST BE WATCHED CAREFULLY IN FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION
February 13, 2007 GOT WATER? CALIFORNIA'S TOP COURT REJECTS APPROVAL OF FRINGE DEVELOPMENT FOR FAILING TO ANALYZE LONG TERM WATER SUPPLY
February 08, 2007 ARE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS IN SUPPORT OF THE ‘PERIPHERAL CANAL’?
February 07, 2007 Oceanic Microplastics Outweigh Plankton: California State Hearing Tomorrow on Bold Plan Against Plastic Litter and Waste
February 04, 2007 A Greener and Safer Future for Dry Cleaners Because California Acted
January 29, 2007 A Primer on Dams and Water in California
January 25, 2007 A RISING SEA OF SUITS: PACKED HOUSE HEARS LATEST PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CALIFORNIA’S GLOBAL WARMING LEGISLATION
January 24, 2007 STATE PENSION SYSTEM INVESTS IN CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST PLANNED SPRAWL DEVELOPMENT
January 17, 2007 The Dirt on a Toxic Dry Cleaning Chemical: Why the State Must Act Quickly to Phase Out This Air and Water Contaminant
January 10, 2007 A HICCUP IN "STATE OF STATE" SPEECH--NEW DAMS---IS GOVERNOR GETTING AMBUSHED BY PARTISAN SUPPORTERS?
January 08, 2007 MAJOR CHANGES IN WATER POLICIES NEEDED TO AVOID CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
January 04, 2007 ROLLING TO VICTORY IN THE NEW YEAR: GOOD NEWS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DELTA
January 03, 2007 Reduction of Greenhouse Gases in California Through Waste Prevention and Recycling
December 22, 2006 Water Returns to Owens River, Reclaiming "the Switzerland of California" from the Desert
December 21, 2006 INDUSTRY THREATENS TO MAKE THE HOLIDAYS SLUSHY, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES FIGHT BACK
December 11, 2006 Law and Public Policy Support Lockyer's Suit Against Auto Manufacturers for CO2 Emissions
November 28, 2006 Peripheral Pipeline Bill to be Reintroduced When Legislature Reconvenes
November 22, 2006 Protecting Water Quality in California's Delta, or "Hey Reckless Driver, May I See Your License?"
November 07, 2006 In California, It's Election Today--Action Tomorrow
November 01, 2006 A Timely Study on Oil Influence in California Politics
October 31, 2006 IN CALIFORNIA, OUR "ELECTION DAY" IS UNDERWAY
October 30, 2006 California League of Conservation Voters 2006 California Environmental Scorecard is Very Revealing
October 28, 2006 Steve Westly Discusses California's Clean Tech Economy and the Governor's Race in Democrats' Weekly Radio Address
October 25, 2006 California Air Board Faces Pressure From Schwarzenegger and Others on Global Warming and Implementing AB 32
October 23, 2006 Perata Blasts Governor Over Global Warming Bill
October 21, 2006 PBS Show Shines Light on Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Air Pollution and Its Devastating Health Effects
October 17, 2006 A Vetoed Bill California Should Reconsider to Implement AB 32 on Global Warming
October 04, 2006 SCHWARZENEGGER RECORD MIXED ON ENVIRONMENT BILLS PER PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE
September 21, 2006 Lockyer’s Court Action on Global Warming is Bold and Needed
September 20, 2006 Attorney General Lockyer Files Lawsuit Against “Big Six” Automakers for Global Warming Damages in California
September 20, 2006 Winning And Waiting – Good Environment Bills Still On The Governor’s Desk
September 19, 2006 Assemblymember Nava’s Concerns About Environmental Impacts of Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals Off California Coast
September 14, 2006 Recycling Plastic Bags Helps Protect California’s Natural Resources
September 13, 2006 It Takes a Package of Bills for California to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
September 12, 2006 WOULD CALIFORNIA'S "GREEN" GOVERNOR VETO A COMMON-SENSE CLEAN-AIR BILL?
September 11, 2006 Saving Lives in a Post 9/11 Era and Preserving Economic Stability of California’s Ports
September 11, 2006 Connecting the Dots Between Global Warming Bill and Health of Those Exposed to Carbon-Based Gases
September 08, 2006 A BUMPER CROP OF GREEN LEGISLATION IN CALIFORNIA
September 05, 2006 “Green Acres” is What Los Angeles Calls 254,000 Tons of Sewage Sludge Dumped and Spread in Kern County
August 31, 2006 California State Assembly Passes Historic Global Warming Bill, AB 32 Now Heads to Governor
August 31, 2006 Schwarzenegger Blinked in Negotiations on AB 32, the Global Warming Bill
August 30, 2006 Global Warming Bill Passes California State Senate With Democrats in Support and Republicans in Opposition
August 30, 2006 Historic Agreement on Greenhouse Gases: California Legislative Leadership Negotiates Agreement With Governor on What Could Be Model for Country and Other States
August 26, 2006 Bill Will Mandate Public Discussion of Liquefied Natural Gas and Coordination With California Clean Energy Measures
August 23, 2006 Speaker Nunez Draws the Line on AB 32 on Global Warming—Will Only Send Governor a Bill That is Enforceable and Supported by Environmental Community
August 14, 2006 California Can Make Real Progress on Renewable Diesel Fuels With SB 1675
August 14, 2006 The Importance of the Roadless Rule to Californians and the Environment: We areTruly at the Fork in the Road
August 12, 2006 Speaker Urges Passage of Historic Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Weekly Radio Address
August 04, 2006 Californians Want Action on Global Warming—Our Challenge as Legislators This Month is Passage of AB 32
July 27, 2006 Message to Schwarzenegger From PPIC Poll: Don’t Mess With AB 32 on Global Warming
July 03, 2006 California Members of Congress Who Voted for Oil and Gas Drilling Off Our Coast
June 21, 2006 California’s Global Warming Pollution Up 85% Since 1960
June 16, 2006 And the Winner is…… The Environment
May 29, 2006 Should Misleading Ads on Global Warming be Pulled from the Public Airways?
May 23, 2006 June Primary Will Decide Environmental Balance in Legislature
April 26, 2006 Biodiesel in California’s Future—Alternative to Petroleum
April 22, 2006 For Californians Who Want to Read and Reflect on Earth Day
April 22, 2006 Senate Democrats Celebrate Earth Day With 6 Bills for Clean Energy for California
April 22, 2006 Westly Celebrates Earth Day Unveiling New Solar Initiative
April 22, 2006 Angelides Celebrates Earth Day and Green Investment Initiative
April 12, 2006 Schwarzenegger on Global Warming—“Rearrange the Deck Chairs"
April 12, 2006 The Case of the Missing Emissions
April 04, 2006 California Would Become First State to Reduce All Greenhouse Gases Linked to Global Warming Under AB 32
April 04, 2006 Perata’s Bills to Fund Clean Energy, Establish Air Pollution Standards for Greenhouse Gases Pass Senate Committee
March 29, 2006 Toxic Chemicals—One of the Upcoming Issues in California
March 28, 2006 Developers Scapegoating Our Environmental Laws
March 22, 2006 New Study Shows Pollution Problems on Majority of Sierra Rivers
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