Climate, Guest Blog, Water

PCL Capital Insider – September 2024

Inadequate water supplies and floods are already major concerns in California. While many groups and individuals are working hard to address the problem,...

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Capital Insiders

PCL Insider – June 2018

Thank You for Voting for a Better California for All!   On June 5th voters passed Proposition 68 (THE CLEAN WATER AND SAFE PARKS ACT) with 57.2% in favor...

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Capital Insiders

What Governor Brown’s 14-15 Budget Means for the Environment

The state budget was released early last week due to a leak of the Governor’s Budget Summary.  In the $154.9 billion dollar state budget, $13.6 billion...

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Capital Insiders

Coastal Conservancy Releases Funds for San Clemente Dam Removal

Last week, the California State Coastal Conservancy voted to authorize a grant award of up to $32 million of public funding to California American Water (CAW)...

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Land Use, Guest Blog

Worst Bill You’ve Never Heard Of Dies In Senate Judiciary

By: Bruce Reznik, PCL Executive Director On Tuesday, one of the session’s most damaging environmental bills was killed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...

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Climate, Legislation, Press Releases, Water

Legislative Round-Up: Heading Into The Final Stretch

The environmental community started the month of July with great optimism. During the past few weeks, the majority of the environmental and public health bills...

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Climate, Legislation, Press Releases, Water

Environment And Public Health Win Big In The State Legislature

This week the state legislature took major steps toward reducing ocean pollution, increasing water recycling, improving habitat management, and cleaning up our...

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Legislation, Press Releases

Good Day For California’s Environment And Public Health: Policies To Recycle Water, Protect Natural Resources, And Reduce Harmful Chemicals And Waste Move Forward

Yesterday and today, the Appropriations Committees for the State Senate and Assembly voted on all the bills that had been placed on the Suspense File – the...

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Press Releases, Water

Opposition to New Oil Drilling Swells as Gulf Coast Disaster Grows

The Planning and Conservation League has joined over one hundred advocacy groups in letting Congress know that when it comes to offshore drilling, enough is...

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Press Releases, Water, Uncategorized

Governor Schwarzenegger Dumps Support for Controversial Drilling Proposal

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on Monday that he no longer supports the Tranquillon Ridge proposal to initiate offshore drilling in California...

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