One of nature’s most powerful and elusive predators would be reintroduced into the wild in California under a new bill filed in the State Assembly.
For centuries before western settlers arrived – and before the Marvel Cinematic Universe – wolverines were a critical part of California’s ecosystem. Today, they are extremely rare.
One of nature’s most powerful and elusive predators would be reintroduced into the wild in California under a new bill filed in the State Assembly.
For centuries before western settlers arrived – and before the Marvel Cinematic Universe – wolverines were a critical part of California’s ecosystem. Today, they are extremely rare.
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.
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.
We’ve made it past the Friday deadline for lawmakers to introduce new bills this session, and as expected, their staffers were busy until the final buzzer.
Solar: Assemblymember Laura Friedman has said she plans to amend her AB 2256 to boost rooftop solar by including environmental and societal benefits in the way the CPUC calculates its value.
California Assembly member Laura Friedman has introduced AB 2256, which would require the CPUC to fully consider the costs and benefits of rooftop solar when revisiting its net energy metering (NEM) tariff.