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Court Bars Restart of Santa Barbara Pipeline While Lawsuit Proceeds 
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 3, 2025 — A Santa Barbara Superior Court granted a request for immediate relief today, preventing the restart of a pipeline that caused one of California’s worst oil spills while a lawsuit related to the restart is being resolved....
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2025 10:51am PDT
On Huge Oil Spill’s 10 Year Anniversary, Sable Announces Restarted Drilling on Santa Barbara Coast SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 19, 2025 — Exactly 10 years after a huge oil spill from an onshore pipeline devastated the coastline and led to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, a Houston-based company, Sable Offshore Corp., announced today that it restarted offshore production in the area on May 15....
Posted: Tue, May 20, 2025 8:38am PDT
To Hell With Poverty - Interview with Gang of Four singer Jon King (audio/mpeg 95.0MB) Interview with Jon King, singer with UK post-punk band Gang of Four on current Long Goodbye Tour and release of memoir "To Hell With Poverty."...
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2025 10:48am PDT
California Coastal Commission Fines Sable Offshore $18 Million for Illegal Coastal Development 
One of the Largest Penalties in Agency History...
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2025 2:47pm PDT
Analysis: Trump Plan to Sell Public Lands Targets Treasured Places, Protected Wildlife TUCSON, Ariz., April 7, 2025 — The Trump administration’s plan to sell federal public land for sprawl development could bulldoze endangered species habitat, canyons and forests across the West — from protected red cliffs in Utah and national monuments in New Mexico, according to a new map analysis from the Center for Biological Diversity....
Posted: Mon, Apr 7, 2025 1:18pm PDT
Lawmakers Urged Against Bill to Undermine California Environmental Quality Act 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 4, 2025 — Nearly 50 community and conservation organizations are warning California lawmakers about a dangerous bill that would severely weaken a landmark environmental law that has helped protect the state’s natural resources, public health and biodiversity since 1970....
Posted: Fri, Apr 4, 2025 2:53pm PDT
Plummeting Global Tesla Sales Reveal Consumer Revolt Against Musk's 'Dangerous Far-Right' Antics 
"Consumers all over the world are sick of Elon Musk's attempt to promote dangerous far-right leaders, policies, and movements," said one advocate....
Posted: Thu, Apr 3, 2025 11:07am PDT
Lawsuit Challenges Outdated Plans for Aging Oil Platforms Off California Coast 
Trump Administration Ignores Harms as Sable Attempts to Restart Operation...
Posted: Thu, Apr 3, 2025 10:19am PDT
Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels Fossil Fuels Drive Interlinked Crises That Harm Health, Wildlife, Planet...
Posted: Tue, Apr 1, 2025 2:15am PDT
Sona Jobarteh on Tour - Interview (audio/mpeg 85.9MB) Interview with activist / musician / educator Sona Jobarteh by John Malkin....
Posted: Fri, Mar 28, 2025 9:36am PDT
ICE Agents Abduct Tufts Ph.D. Student in Escalating Crackdown on Anti-Genocide Campus Protests 
March 27, 2025 - Plainclothes immigration agents have detained another international student without warning, Turkish national and Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk. Surveillance video shows six masked agents approaching her on the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts, near her home Tuesday evening. She was with friends, making her way to a meal to break her Ramadan fast....
Posted: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 11:30pm PDT
CAIR-NY Condemns Targeting of Yunseo Chung; Welcomes TRO from Federal Court 
March 26, 2025 - The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today strongly condemned the ongoing efforts by federal immigration authorities to target Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University undergraduate student activist, for her involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations and welcomes the temporary restraining order from the Federal Court....
Posted: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 2:48pm PDT
Study Finds That US Butterfly Populations Are Severely Declining PORTLAND, Ore.; March 6, 2025 — A new study published today in Science has found that populations of butterflies across the United States are declining. In addition to dramatic declines for individual species, the study concluded that total abundance of butterflies has declined by 22% from 2000 to 2020. That means that for every five butterflies seen 20 years ago, now there are only four....
Posted: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 11:40am PDT
Gov. Newsom Urged Against Logging as Wildfire Safety Measure SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 13, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom against fast-tracking logging projects as a response to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Newsom’s recent emergency proclamation waives the necessary environmental review for tree removal and other forest-thinning projects....
Posted: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 9:32am PDT
Black Lives Matter Plaza Removed for DC Funding 
WASHINGTON (03-12) – Emboldened by Donald Trump’s war on words and “woke” phrases, Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-GA) a member of the House - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 3 introduced bill H.R. 1744 to eliminate Black Lives Matter Plaza (BLM)......
Posted: Wed, Mar 12, 2025 11:29am PDT
Trump Administration Moves to Redo Chemical Disasters Safety Protections, Putting Millions at Risk 
Half the U.S. population lives in harm’s way as Trump’s EPA says it’s starting over again on safety...
Posted: Sat, Mar 8, 2025 10:35am PST
Threats to Student Protest Are Antithetical to the Mission of Higher Education March 5, 2025 - AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement today....
Posted: Sat, Mar 8, 2025 9:54am PST
Number of Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico Increases, Still Well Below Historic Norms MEXICO CITY, March 6, 2025 – The number of monarchs overwintering in central Mexico increased from last year’s low, according to the annual census released today by World Wildlife Fund-Mexico and partners. The butterflies were found covering an area of 4.42 acres, which means the eastern monarch population that migrates between Canada and Mexico each year shows an improvement from last year, which was the second worst year ever recorded at 2.22 acres. The annual survey measures the area of fo...
Posted: Fri, Mar 7, 2025 11:10am PST
Lawsuit Seeks Records on DOGE Structure, Musk’s Mission in Trump Administration 
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2025 — The Center Biological Diversity today sued the Trump administration, including Elon Musk, to obtain public records on the activities of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The lawsuit appears to be the first contending that DOGE itself is an “agency” for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act....
Posted: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 3:25pm PST
California Bill Prioritizes Wildlife Connectivity in Regional Planning 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., February 19, 2025 — Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D-Burbank) introduced Assembly Bill 902 today that pushes regional planning and transportation agencies to prioritize wildlife connectivity and improve road safety in California....
Posted: Sat, Feb 22, 2025 12:38am PST