Lead is toxic. It poisons humans and wildlife alike. So why is lead ammunition still allowed in California? Right now, Governor Jerry Brown is considering …
Legislative session concludes with environmental progress and hurdles
The first year of the 2013-14 legislative session concluded in the wee hours last Friday morning. In the final days of the session the legislature …
heard, but heard wrong
Yesterday afternoon, the California Assembly voted 47-17 to pass the one remaining fracking bill SB 4. Then the Senate voted: 28-8 in favor. We recently …
Environmental Groups: Fix Fracking Bill
(Updated 2:00 pm PST): Four environmental groups–including CLCV–who have advocated for a bill to implement the first-ever comprehensive fracking regulations in California withdrew our …
Protect the Coast: Give the California Coastal Commission Teeth
UPDATE (Sept. 10, 2013): Although the state Senate passed AB 976 on Friday, September 6, the bill failed concurrence in the Assembly and is now …
Environmental Groups Call Foul on Oil Industry’s Last Minute Lies About Fracking Bill SB 4
Big Oil is at it again. Several environmental groups advocating for Senate Bill 4 (Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills) responded today to news that the oil …
California’s already fracked.
California is already fracked. We demand answers. Today and for the last 60 years, oil and gas companies frack California without public notice. They inject …
Calling out Climate Deniers
On August 13, we’ve got a little welcome home present for some of California’s most extreme climate change deniers in Congress. It’s an award for …
It’s Time for the Toxies!
Time to roll out the red carpet. It’s the annual TOXIES! “The Toxies” is a multi-media campaign with a Hollywood spin that aims to raise …
Once again, sharks thank YOU
OK, sharks can’t actually thank you. But we can. Thank YOU for standing up for sharks! A law authored by Assemblymembers Paul Fong and Jared …
BPA ban: 2 years (and 2 kids) later
I’m a mom with two amazing children: my 2-year-old Finn and my 6-month-old Suzy. We just visited their pediatrician to check their weights, their heights, …
Sharks threatened, need public comments now!
To borrow a line from the movie JAWS: “Just when you thought it was safe (for sharks) to go back in the water…” In 2011, …
