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Sierra Club California’s Statement on the Governor’s Budget Proposal Revisions

By Sierra Club CA, on May 14th, 2012
Contact:  Kathryn Phillips, 916-557-1100 x 103 (desk) or 916-893-8494 (mobile)
 
Sierra Club California Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal Revisions
 
SACRAMENTO—Today Governor Jerry Brown released the May Revision to his 2012-2013 state budget proposal. The revision, which reflects changes in revenue projections, notes that the expected budget shortfall for the year has climbed to $15.7 billion.
 
Environmental programs or issues that are affected include the following:
 

The State Department of Parks and Recreation. The governor’s . . . → Read More

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“Protect California – A No-Regrets Campaign”

By Kathryn Phillips, on February 1st, 2012

Sierra Club California, along with allied organizations, has launched a new campaign to proactively challenge the strong anti-environment rhetoric that is pushed on Sacramento by heavily-funded special interest groups. We know that a healthy, clean environment is vital to the success of our community & economy.  ”Protect California – A No-Regrets Campaign” is working to educate & encourage both government & community leaders to protect our environment. 

To find out more, visit the new website here.

Air Quality, Campaigns, Forests Habitat Wildlife, Parks & Recreation, SCC, Toxics & Pesticides, Transit, Water

Sierra Club Praises Designation of Fort Ord National Monument

By Amanda Wallner, on April 20th, 2012

President Obama today will designate the nation’s newest national monument, Fort Ord National Monument in California. From 1902 to 1994, Fort Ord served as a unit garrison site and basic training base for Army soldiers who served in America’s conflicts from the Spanish-American War to Operation Desert Storm. The newly named Fort Ord National Monument  contain 86 miles of trails through some of the last remaining open space in the Monterey Bay area.

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Protect California Briefing – The California Coastal Act

By Sierra Club CA, on May 17th, 2012

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Protect California Briefing: Freight Traffic

By Sierra Club CA, on May 14th, 2012

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New Opportunity for Coastal Protections

By Amanda Wallner, on May 7th, 2012

Sierra Club members across the country may soon have a new opportunity to advocate for coastal protections in their communities. The movement to reactivate the sanctuary SEL has gained an important new ally in the Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) for the country’s largest National Marine Sanctuary. On April 19, the SAC of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary voted to send a letter to the Department of Commerce and NOAA requesting that they reactivate their list of potential new sanctuaries. . . . → Read More

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Polar Bear Dance Party

By Amanda Wallner, on May 7th, 2012

A group of polar bears were on the loose in downtown San Francisco last weekend. No, they didn’t escape from the zoo. On April 28, dozens of San Franciscans joined Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity in a Polar Bear Dance Party to draw attention to Shell’s plans to drill in the Polar Bear Seas this summer.

The group of members, activists, and concerned citizens took over the area next to San Francisco’s Ferry Building, dressed as polar . . . → Read More

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Legislation Calls for Banning Harmful Toxins

By Annie Pham, on May 7th, 2012

Have you ever taken a whiff of an odor so strong that you cannot associate it with anything else but something poisonous?  Well, that would be the case if you live close to driveways, parking lots, or children’s playgrounds that have been sealed with coal-tar sealant. 

Coal-tar pavement sealant is a liquid substance that is sprayed or painted on some asphalt pavement.  It has been linked to public health threats and contamination in our lakes and waterways.

Runoff from surfaces . . . → Read More

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