By Sierra Club CA, on May 14th, 2012 Contact: Kathryn Phillips, 916-557-1100 x 103 (desk) or 916-893-8494 (mobile)
Sierra Club California Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal Revisions
SACRAMENTO—Today Governor Jerry Brown released the May Revision to his 2012-2013 state budget proposal. The revision, which reflects changes in revenue projections, notes that the expected budget shortfall for the year has climbed to $15.7 billion.
Environmental programs or issues that are affected include the following:
The State Department of Parks and Recreation. The governor’s . . . → Read More
By Sierra Club CA, on May 14th, 2012
By Amanda Wallner, on May 7th, 2012 Sierra Club members across the country may soon have a new opportunity to advocate for coastal protections in their communities. The movement to reactivate the sanctuary SEL has gained an important new ally in the Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) for the country’s largest National Marine Sanctuary. On April 19, the SAC of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary voted to send a letter to the Department of Commerce and NOAA requesting that they reactivate their list of potential new sanctuaries. . . . → Read More
By Amanda Wallner, on May 7th, 2012 A group of polar bears were on the loose in downtown San Francisco last weekend. No, they didn’t escape from the zoo. On April 28, dozens of San Franciscans joined Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity in a Polar Bear Dance Party to draw attention to Shell’s plans to drill in the Polar Bear Seas this summer.
The group of members, activists, and concerned citizens took over the area next to San Francisco’s Ferry Building, dressed as polar . . . → Read More
By Annie Pham, on May 7th, 2012 Have you ever taken a whiff of an odor so strong that you cannot associate it with anything else but something poisonous? Well, that would be the case if you live close to driveways, parking lots, or children’s playgrounds that have been sealed with coal-tar sealant.
Coal-tar pavement sealant is a liquid substance that is sprayed or painted on some asphalt pavement. It has been linked to public health threats and contamination in our lakes and waterways.
Runoff from surfaces . . . → Read More
By Kathryn Phillips, on May 7th, 2012
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