Members of #PowerinNature signed this letter asking the Legislature to reject ’s disproportionate proposed budget cuts to:
-coastal/watershed resilience
-conservancies
-partnerships & local/Tribal capacity-building
-& more
Read it & share! powerinnature.org/wp-content/upl
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Read this great editorial from on why it's crucial to #StopTheDeltaTunnel to protect low income communities and preserve vital ecosystems
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Delta tunnel was a bad idea 60 years ago. It’s still a bad idea. Here’s why | Editorial modbee.com/opinion/editor
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This weekend, the oil & gas lobby took their first step towards trying to repeal SB 1137 (the setbacks bill). We opposed the referendum when it was first announced, and we'll keep fighting alongside our environmental allies to make sure the bill stays law.
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Missed our Legislative Webinar last week? You can view the full recording online: bit.ly/3HRENVn0 (also available on our website). Listen to our Director Brandon Dawson discuss the challenges environmental advocates face when dealing with opposition from polluters 👇
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The is hiring an Associate Director to help direct the planning, coordination, and implementation of renewable energy, transportation, industrial decarbonization, and forestry programs in a way that centers justice, inclusion, and equity.
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News from the Assembly- I have appointed committee memberships for the 2023-24 Regular Session.
Check this thread for the full list. 👇 (1/4)
#CALeg
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Please testify for water for fish instead of Big Ag's Voluntary Agreements Jan 19 @ 10am.
For 5 years has postponed updating the water quality/flow plan for the Sacramento & Delta. Now they support junk VA science instead of their studies? tinyurl.com/DeltaZoomJan
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Last chance to register for our legislative webinar tomorrow! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how we work with elected officials to pass pro-environment bills and policies, and how you can help us with this important work. Register here: bit.ly/3IEQ6B0
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Don't forget to register for Sierra Club California’s Legislative Webinar next week! Learn from our policy advocates and communications staff on how we influence state policy to protect the environment, and how you can help us advocate for you: bit.ly/3IEQ6B0
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Register today for our Legislative Webinar! Hear from our staff on how we advocate for you and the environment in the state legislature. Sign up to attend the virtual webinar next Thursday, Thursday, January 19th from 12:00 - 1:15 pm PST: bit.ly/3IEQ6B0
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. just released his 2023-2024 budget proposal. While it cuts or delays some important climate investments, the majority of key programs are still funded. Read our full press release here:
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" estimates that in 2020 only about 42% of California’s #trash was diverted, which is dreadful — and very far from the state’s longtime goal of reducing waste 75% by 2020. It got worse in 2021, falling to 40%."
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. editorial board urges Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his administrative authority to end oil & gas drilling near homes and schools, with the fossil fuel industry poised to get a new state law paused via ballot measure:
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"the deal lays out a suite of 23 conservation targets. The most prominent, known as 30x30, would place 30 percent of land and sea under protection [by 2030]
We have to understand that there will be no food on the planet with no biodiversity"
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🧵: Keep scrolling to read about some highlights and achievements of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild California Campaign in 2022 🎉#CA30x30 #ProtectCAPublicLands
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Sierra Club California just delivered over 4,400 comments to DWR opposing the environmentally destructive Delta Tunnel project. We also released a white paper outlining local, sustainable alternatives to the tunnel. Read more here:
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Today, the , , , Restore the Delta, and filed a Title VI (Civil Rights) Complaint and a Petition for Rulemaking with the . The coalition is represented by the Environmental Law Clinic. bit.ly/3BE04yg
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Want to understand how the fossil fuel industry is using big money to undermine our democratic process, and threaten a crucial setback law?
This article is a must read for a line-by-line takedown of the oil industry’s lies. 👇
latimes.com/business/story
#NoDrillingWhereWereLiving
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Today is your day. Make your voice heard to protect our Delta which is a vital source of drinking water in California. We need your comments today! #StopTheDeltaTunnel bit.ly/3G2e33O
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Many voices make big change. Submit a comment on the draft EIR to save our Delta. #StopTheDeltaTunnel bit.ly/3G2e33O
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Freshwater flow is vital to the Delta’s health which in turn supports us. Submit a comment by December 16th. #StopTheDeltaTunnel bit.ly/3G2e33O
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'"Animals don’t look at borders,' said Bradley Williams [of ]. '[#BiodiversityLoss] is a crisis that has to be a global effort, so I think the wealthiest nations really need to pay their fair share.'”
#COP15 #biodiversity
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"How can it be okay to wipe out an entire town for a project that will only benefit a select group of people? How can it be okay to destroy the ecosystem that is the Delta?" Read Gia Moreno's love letter to Hood, CA in sacramento.newsreview.com/2022/12/09/ess #StoptheDeltaTunnel
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Gia Moreno, mother, artist & educator from Hood: "Even though I have become mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted from the last few years of this literal life or death fight, I can’t and won’t stop fighting." #cawater #nodeltatunnel #deltatunnel #savehood #savethedelta
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Talking wildlife crossings and protecting California's diverse ecosystems and communities with , @laurafriedman43, and
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Congratulations to our Stop the Delta Working Group volunteers Lionel Mares and Wes Chuang who won the Sally & Les Reid Conservation Award and the Jono Hildner Emerging Leader Award! We thank you and all our volunteers for all your hard work. #StopTheDeltaTunnel
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Excited to be in Montreal at COP 15 with to discuss California's role in safeguarding biodiversity!
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We need your help to preserve a vital part of California’s ecosystem. Submit a comment by December 16th. #StopTheDeltaTunnel bit.ly/3G2e33O
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Huge news: A judge just OK'd a legal agreement between conservation groups, two CA counties & to suspend new oil & gas leasing across more than 725K acres of public lands. Fracking drives climate change & harms local communities. Enough!
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