Strengthening protections for our coast’s best places
We’ve identified the California coast’s most amazing places. We should make sure they have the protections they need.
Started on staff: 2002
UC Davis 1997-2001
Laura directs Environment California’s work to tackle global warming, protect the ocean, and stand up for clean air, clean water and open spaces. Laura served on the Environment California board for two years before stepping into the state director role. Most recently, she directed the public health program for CALPIRG, another organization in The Public Interest Network, where she led campaigns to get lead out of school drinking water and toxic chemicals out of cosmetics. Prior to that, Laura ran Environment California citizen outreach offices across the state and, as the Environment California field director, she led campaigns to get California to go solar, ban single use plastic grocery bags, and go 100 percent renewable. Laura lives with her family in Richmond, California, where she enjoys hiking, yoga and baking.
We’ve identified the California coast’s most amazing places. We should make sure they have the protections they need.
State Sens. Catherine Blakespear and Ben Allen and Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced bills on Tuesday to strengthen California’s ban on single-use plastic grocery bags. The bills, SB1053 and AB2236, would address California’s plastic waste crisis by closing a loophole that allows grocery stores to provide thick plastic bags for a fee.
The turbines to catch the wind will be as tall as the Golden Gate Bridge towers and we have serious work ahead to upgrade California ports to be able to launch these massive wind turbines from California’s coast into deep water 25 miles offshore.
State Director, Laura Deehan, gave public testimony at legislative budget hearings on the importance of funding clean air, clean transportation and clean energy programs.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Facing a $37.9 billion deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled his 2024-2025 budget, which proposes cutting or delaying billions in funding for programs that would stave off the worst impacts of the climate crisis.