Wolverines could be poised for a comeback in California.
A new bill seeks to reintroduce the solitary, muscular carnivores to the state’s mountainous regions, where they were hunted, poisoned and trapped into oblivion more than 100 years ago.
Sacramento, CA –California’s mountains were once teeming with wolverines, a carnivorous cousin to minks and badgers. Fur trapping, hunting, and poisoning saw their numbers collapse and they largely disappeared from the state a century ago.
Sacramento, CA – While it has long been known that oil drilling can cause cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects, holding oil drillers liable for the illnesses caused by their drilling in safety zones (established as 3,200 feet within areas where people live, work, or attend school) if the company did not use the best technologies to control the pollution has long bee
Imagine living a stone's throw away from an oil drilling site. The constant hum of machinery is your lullaby, and the air you breathe is tinged with an acrid smell. For many Californians, this scenario isn't a stretch of the imagination but a daily reality. Assemblymember Laura Friedman is spearheading a legislative effort, through AB 3155, to change this narrative by imposing stricter liabilities on oil drillers operating near homes, schools, and workplaces.
Assemblymember Laura Friedman, who is one of more than a dozen candidates running to become West Hollywood’s next representative in Congress, launched a new legislative effort this week to impose stricter liabilities on oil drillers operating within proximity to residential areas, schools, and workplaces.
The California legislative session is shaping up to be a busy one, with a large number of new bills affecting active transportation plus a few two-year bills introduced last year and still moving through. We will also continue to advocate for more funding for active transportation in the budget process.
Here are the bills CalBike is supporting, opposing, and keeping an eye on in 2024.
While it has long been known that oil drilling can cause cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects, holding oil drillers liable for the illnesses caused by their drilling in safety zones (established as 3,200 feet within areas where people live, work, or attend school) if the company did not use the best technologies to control the pollution has long been a challenge.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- While it has long been known that oil drilling can cause cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects, holding oil drillers liable for the illnesses caused by their drilling in safety zones (established as 3,200 feet within areas where people live, work, or attend school) if the company did not use the best technologies to control the pollution has long been a challenge.