Sierra Club Applauds New Zero Emission Forklift Rule
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has unanimously adopted a new Zero-Emission Forklifts Regulation aimed at phasing out large spark-ignition (LSI) forklifts powered by…
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Over 100 Rally for Clean Air As SCAQMD Passes Landmark Zero-Emission Rules
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. – Over 100 clean air advocates rallied outside the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) headquarters Friday, cheering the agency's passage of pioneering…
Community Turns Out to Oppose Decades of New Oil Drilling in Signal Hill
SIGNAL HILL, Calif. – Dozens of concerned residents turned out at a public hearing on Tuesday to oppose Signal Hill Petroleum’s proposed 20-year extension of oil drilling operations, which would…
Appeals Court Strikes Down Forest Service Approval of Gold Drilling in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court issued its opinion reversing the decision of a lower court that would have allowed exploratory drilling east of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. The…
Sierra Club, Department of Interior and Community Leaders Gather to Discuss proposed Chuckwalla National Monument
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. -- On Saturday, the Sierra Club and local leaders joined United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to discuss the effort to establish the proposed Chuckwalla National…
Sierra Club wins legal victory for clean air in Moreno Valley
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A Riverside County Superior Court judge sided with Sierra Club and the California Attorney General’s Office on Monday by ruling that the City of Moreno Valley violated…
California Public Utilities Commission Adopts Income-Graduated Fixed Charges
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) voted 4-0 to lower volumetric (per-usage) rates and implement three tiers of monthly electric fixed charges: Tier 1…
California Leaders Applaud BLM Rule to Protect Local Areas
LOS ANGELES – After prioritizing extractive industries for the past 40 years, today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final “Public Lands Rule” to balance and uphold its …
New Bill Signals Growing Momentum to Designate Chuckwalla National Monument
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. — Today, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced legislation to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in the California desert and protect lands adjacent to Joshua Tree National…
Sierra Club vs. Coke – Judge rules lawsuit will proceed
SAN FRANCISCO — The fight to hold Coca-Cola accountable for misleading consumers will continue thanks to a district court judge's ruling on Monday. Judge Donato denied Coca-Cola’s attempt to dismiss…