Statement: Five more years of offshore drilling
Smallest oil leasing program ever starts to acknowledge new reality: No need to risk oceans for more oil
Media Statements
Statement: In memoriam: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (1933-2023)
U.S. Senate, California, whole United States lose an environmental champion
Statement: President Biden vetoes measures that stripped protections for wildlife
Statement: President Biden vetoes measures to nullify protections for vulnerable species
STATEMENT: Proposed national monument would protect 677k acres of California’s desert
Rep. Raul Ruiz called on Pres. Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument
Statement: Southern sea otters to retain federal protection
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service makes right call in keeping otters protected, but hope remains that the otters may not need protections for much longer
Statement: California sues 5 of the top oil companies
“Governor Newsom is showing some guts by taking on the biggest oil companies. “For far too long, we fueled economic growth on fossil fuels without realizing just how dangerous the results would be for the planet we call home. Now, we’re seeing the consequences of extreme weather events play out before us, especially right here in California."
STATEMENT: California Senate passes Orphan Well Prevention Act
AB 1167 (Carrillo) would protect Californians from health and financial risks of abandoned oil wells
STATEMENT: Biden administration takes steps to protect Arctic from drilling
STATEMENT: New marine sanctuary, ahoy!
Biden administration proposes to designate the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
STATEMENT: President Biden protects Grand Canyon from uranium mining
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will protect critical watershed, wildlife habitat and cultural sites