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Got Water?

October 22, 2009

Posted by Annie Notthoff in Living Sustainably

Tags:
california, delta, legislature, sacramento, sanjoaquin, schwarzenegger, water

Governor Schwarzenegger has called a special session for the State Legislature to find a solution to California's water woes. We must get a water bill package passed -- The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is on the verge of collapse, California...

California’s 2009 Legislative Session Ends with a Whimper

October 13, 2009

Posted by Annie Notthoff in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
airqualitymanagementdistrict, californiabudget, cleanairact, delta, globalwarmingsolutionsact, marineprotectedareas, renewableenergy, SCAQMD, schwarzenegger

Ending one of the most contentious legislative sessions in California's history, Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed dozens of environmental bills and signed several others over the weekend that will add tons of air pollution to our environment, delay our freedom from fossil...

New Hope for California's Water Woes

September 24, 2009

Posted by Annie Notthoff in Living Sustainably

Tags:
californiaenvironmentalquality, delta, deltavision, departmentofinterior, drought, mikeduvall, sacramento, sanjoaquin, schwarzenegger, waterconservation

Before California's legislature adjourned its regular session earlier this month, it had once again attracted national attention for high profile efforts on water and renewable energy as well as a sex scandal that forced Orange County Assemblyman Mike Duvall to...

California Keeps Moving Towards Solving Global Warming

June 18, 2008

Posted by Annie Notthoff in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
ab32, california, emissions, globalwarming, smartgrowth

As a continuation of my first video blog, here I talk about two pieces of solutions-based legislation in California aimed at combatting global warming. The first is AB 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act, a landmark law that NRDC helped...