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CA Legislators Tout Economic, Job Benefits of Climate Bills
Yesterday, California legislators announced a package of bills that aim to show the state's commitment to being a “climate change leader.”
February 11, 2015
Residents Plan to Oppose Expanded Drilling at Jefferson-Budlong Site at Zoning Hearing Today
Over the course of a lengthy conversation yesterday, Rizgar Ghazi, head of permitting at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), explained that part of the delay on the decision regarding embattled lead-acid battery recycler Exide's petition for a formal operating permit was that Exide had to first draft an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
November 25, 2014
The DOGGR Days of Summer: DOGGR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Fracking Regulations
It's that time of year again.
July 9, 2014
Transportation Priorities Jostle for CA’s Cap-and-Trade Revenue
A series of hearings in Sacramento have been revisiting California's Global Warming Solutions Act, Assembly Bill (A.B.) 32, which calls for a statewide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) to 1990 levels by 2020. Two recent hearings have opened discussions of Governor Jerry Brown's proposed spending plan for the revenue received so far from the state's cap-and-trade program, implemented as part of A.B. 32, and another recent Senate hearing discussed the program's impacts to date.
March 21, 2014
“Our Fears Have Not Been Allayed”: The Limits of Regulatory Powers Over Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction Techniques
"Qué significa 'fracking' en español?" the woman wearing a "People Not Pozos" shirt and a "Ban Fracking Now" sticker asked me.
March 14, 2014
Food Producers Speak Out Against Fracking As L.A. City Council Votes on Ban
Farmers from all over California, including the Central Valley and coastal areas, showed up at Governor Jerry Brown's office Wednesday with a petition calling for a moratorium on fracking. The same day a similar petition with the signatures of chefs, restaurant owners, winemakers, and brewers from throughout California was also delivered to the governor.
February 28, 2014
Fracking Ban Passes PLUM Committee, To Full Council Friday
The Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee approved two motions that aim to prohibit local oil extraction processes known as fracking. Both motions will now be heard by the full City Council this Friday February 28th, where they are expected to pass.
February 26, 2014
West Adams Neighbors Come Together to Oppose the Drillers Next Door
"So, those are not water trucks we see coming through the neighborhood?" asked an older gentleman enjoying the sunny Saturday afternoon with friends outside one of the men's homes in the West Adams neighborhood.
January 14, 2014
When One Well Closes, God…er…Oil Corporations Open Another
While the city may be busy doing what it can to see AllenCo's oil wells just north of USC permanently closed, neighbors have turned their attention to fighting another corporation's bid to drill several wells to the west of the campus.
January 8, 2014
Fight Fracking (today!), See the City Lites, Take a Nature Tour, and Play Kickball
As an NPR junkie, I have long been aware that the natural gas industry has been a sponsor of their programming for several years.
May 30, 2013