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Feb 6, 2014
Why the EPA needs California

For the first time in our nation's history, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to place limits on carbon pollution for new power plants.

Coal and gas-burning power plants are the top contributors to carbon pollution in the U.S., and yet we have never set a limit on how much pollution they can produce. More than any other contributing factor, reckless carbon pollution is causing worldwide temperatures to rise with dangerous, widespread consequences. Now is our chance to lead the way on the greatest challenge that we, and our children, all face ...

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Feb 5, 2014
California shark fin sales ban will go forward

Great news: California's landmark ban on buying and selling shark fins will go forward!

Last summer, soon after the state law (AB 376) went into effect, a federal rule change threatened to preempt the law and provide cover for shark fin hunters.

Thousands of CLCV supporters and many others spoke up and submitted public comments to the federal agency proposing the change, telling the agency not to undermine California’s effort to end our state’s role in the destructive practice of shark finning.

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Jan 3, 2014
A New Year, but California's still Fracked

It's a new year, but California's still fracked. And during the next few days, we have an opportunity to say something about it to those who are supposed to be in charge of oil drilling in California.

There are only a few days left to make a public comment on proposed fracking regulations. We're asking our supporters who are concerned about fracking to tell California's Department of Conservation it's time for a moratorium on fracking in California.

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Dec 5, 2013
A Powerful Pair for the Environment

Together, Lorraine Paskett and Dario Frommer are a powerful pair working to protect California's environment. Their respective careers spent championing conservation, clean energy and climate change solutions have earned them CLCV's Environmental Leadership Awards, which they'll accept in Santa Monica tonight.

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Dec 3, 2013
Pursuing environmental health through innovation

"The world is brimming with innovators whose ideas can shape our region and change the world."

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Dec 3, 2013
Creating cleaner fuels for a cleaner future

Andrew Littlefair is a champion for the use of cleaner alternative fuels in transportation. He's the President and Chief Executive Officer of Clean Energy, the largest provider of vehicular natural gas and related services in North America.

Under Mr. Littlefair’s leadership, Clean Energy designed and built America’s first "Natural Gas Highway," a network of truck fueling stations that will allow shipping of goods nationwide with near zero-emission trucks powered by low carbon, domestically-produced natural gas.

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Nov 21, 2013
Toxic Couches soon to be Extinct

Toxic couches are one species we can't wait to see go extinct.

Today, Governor Jerry Brown’s Administration announced a change in California regulations that allows the sale of toxic-free furniture. In other words, furniture manufacturers can now make couches without adding several pounds of dangerous, carcinogenic flame retardant chemicals.

(See the statement from the Alliance for Toxic-Free Fire Safety here).

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Nov 20, 2013
Fighting for Water and Workers

Editor's note: Jena Price, CLCV Legislative Affairs Manager, is spending a few weeks on the road meeting with lawmakers in Central and Southern California in their districts to learn more about the environmental issues that are most important to them and their constituents. Today Jena blogs from Lemoore.

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Nov 7, 2013
CLCV Listening Tour: Grapes and groundwater

Editor's note: Jena Price, CLCV Legislative Affairs Manager, is spending a few weeks on the road meeting with lawmakers in Central and Southern California in their districts to learn more about the environmental issues that are most important to them and their constituents. Today Jena blogs from Fresno and Avenal.

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Nov 5, 2013
She won't sit idly under the plum tree

Today the Environmental Protection Agency held a "listening session" in San Francisco, one of 11 cities hosting such public hearings across the country to "solicit ideas and input from the public and stakeholders about the best Clean Air Act approaches to reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants." More than 100 people were there bright and early on a Tuesday morning, and more arrived during the day, to add their voice to the conversation.

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