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Top Scientists: California Must End Neighborhood Oil Drilling, Phase Out Fossil Fuels 
Stronger Action Needed to Protect Communities, Climate...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 2:11pm PDT
U.S. Pesticide Exposure Up to 5 Times Greater for People of Color 
New Study Shows People of Color in U.S. Are More Likely to Be Harmed by Pesticides Due to Weak Regulations, Lax Enforcement...
Posted: Tue, Apr 19, 2022 8:53am PDT
Biden Administration to Restart Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands WASHINGTON, April 15, 2022 — The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will resume oil and gas leasing on public lands, violating President Biden’s campaign promise to end new oil and gas leasing and locking in new extraction that thwarts his pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2022 2:18pm PDT
Lawsuit Launched to Stop Destruction of Endangered California Tiger Salamander Habitat 
Agricultural Conversions of Santa Maria Airport Property Destroyed Breeding Pond...
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2022 1:48pm PDT
U.S. Company Seeks to Extend License for Deep-Sea Mining in Pacific Mining Oceans Depths Poses Risks to Global Biodiversity...
Posted: Mon, Mar 21, 2022 9:47am PDT
Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Meets U.S. Interior Secretary at COP26 
Biden Administration is Breaking Promise to Halt New Federal Leasing, Fracking...
Posted: Thu, Nov 4, 2021 2:49pm PDT
Santa Barbara Commission Vote Puts Exxon Oil Trucking Plan on Thin Ice Commissioners Vote 3-2 Against Project, Citing Public Safety, Oil Spill Concerns...
Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2021 2:53pm PDT
Animals Recognized as Legal Persons for the First Time in U.S. Court An international fight to protect Pablo Escobar’s hippos from slaughter results in a U.S. federal court order recognizing animals can be “interested persons”...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2021 11:20am PDT
Outdated Offshore Drilling Plans Spur Lawsuit Notice After California Oil Spill 
Decades-Old Documents Highlight Failures of Federal Oversight...
Posted: Tue, Nov 2, 2021 11:09am PDT
Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Rejects ExxonMobil’s Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil Commissioners Vote 3-2 Against Project, Joining Strong Community Opposition...
Posted: Thu, Oct 21, 2021 11:14pm PDT
San Luis Obispo County Approves Disputed Drilling at Arroyo Grande Oilfield Hearing Comes After Discovery of Covert Drilling Approvals...
Posted: Thu, Oct 21, 2021 11:09pm PDT
After Spill, Legal Petition Urges Biden Administration to End Oil Drilling Off California 
Petition Asks for Suspension, Cancellation of All Leases in Federal Waters...
Posted: Thu, Oct 21, 2021 11:05pm PDT
Safe Haven Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets Vary Markedly by State 
October 7, 2021, Washington, DC—In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) released new research today that ranks states according to the number of safe havens available per capita. Safe havens include humane societies, veterinary offices, foster homes, and shelters that help domestic violence survivors and their pets escape abusive situations....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2021 11:44pm PDT
Santa Barbara County Staff Recommends Approval of ExxonMobil’s Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil Planning Staff Reverses Opposition to Using Hazardous Highway 166...
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2021 3:44pm PDT
Report: California in Urgent Need of Wildlife Connectivity to Protect Animals, People 
‘California Connections’ Calls on State Legislature to Prioritize Crossings...
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2021 3:32pm PDT
Santa Barbara County Releases ExxonMobil’s Revised Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil in California (video/mp4 1013.0KB) Final Environmental Study Revives Proposal to Use Dangerous Highway 166...
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2021 10:47am PDT
Biden Administration Lets Oil Companies Disturb Polar Bears, Walruses in Alaska’s Western Arctic, Beaufort Sea 
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, August 4, 2021 — The Biden administration issued a final rule today allowing oil and gas companies operating in the Beaufort Sea and Western Arctic to harass polar bears and Pacific walruses when drilling or searching for oil for the next five years....
Posted: Thu, Aug 5, 2021 1:43am PDT
Unhoused Bill of Rights Introduced by Representative Cori Bush (MO-01) 
(July 29, 2021, Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Cori Bush (MO-01) unveiled the Unhoused Bill of Rights, the “first federal resolution to declare unalienable rights for unhoused persons and provide solutions to permanently end the crisis by 2025.”...
Posted: Fri, Jul 30, 2021 4:54pm PDT
Oregon Approves Petition to Increase Marbled Murrelet Endangered Species Protection 
Coastal Seabird at Risk of Extinction From Climate Change...
Posted: Thu, Jul 29, 2021 3:51pm PDT
Lawsuit Threatened Over U.S. Failure to Protect Imperiled Wildlife From Marine Highway Program 
Program Funds Expansion of Ship Traffic That Harms Protected Species...
Posted: Wed, Jul 28, 2021 11:33am PDT
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