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Governor Retains Most Funding For Water and Wastewater Investments, With No Mention of Affordability Crisis

May 12, 2023
Connor Malone
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Newsom unveiled additional funding cuts to his January Budget Proposal, as the State takes increasingly aggressive measures to address a projected shortfall. The good news is that the Governor is proposing to retain critical investments in…

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California Must Prioritize Funding for Climate Resilience and Environmental Justice

Bold and transformative commitments made in the last few years must be maintained in California’s budget and ongoing investment plan. We urge the following investments to advance the goal of an equitable California that offers equal access to opportunity for…

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Letter to City of Tulare Re: Paige Ave. Industrial Project

Leadership Counsel sent a demand on behalf of Matheny Tract residents to the City of Tulare regarding the city’s approval for development of the Tulare Industrial Center — an over one million square ft. industrial complex that will significantly impact…

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South Fresno residents take historic action against Caltrans and Federal Highway Administration over toxic highway interchange expansions

On March 8, Fresno Building Healthy Communities and Friends of Calwa sued the California Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration in federal district court over their approval of a project to reconstruct and expand two interchanges connecting State Route 99 to local roadways in Calwa, Malaga, and other South Fresno neighborhoods.

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Central Valley residents applaud effort to address perverse incentives of one of California’s marquee climate programs

On the heels of a February visit with local residents, Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), chair of the Senate Environmental Quality committee and co-chair of the legislative environmental caucus, introduced legislation this week aimed at addressing wrongheaded incentives created by California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

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2023/2024 LCJA Budget Priorities

March 27, 2023
Lesly Figueroa
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March 17, 2023 Sent via email The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, State of California 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 The Honorable Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the AssemblyCapitol Office, 1021 O Street, Suite 8330 Sacramento, CA 95814 The…

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Hillcrest Dairy & the Growth of Massive Dairies and Factory Farm Gas Infrastructure

February 2, 2023
Jill Hindenach
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Over the course of the past several years, Merced County has approved permits for two factory farm gas pipelines — one cutting through Stanislaus County into Merced County, and another cutting through Merced County into Madera County. There are also two factory farm gas clusters in the County.

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The Community of Pixley and the Factory Farm Gas Cluster

January 26, 2023
Jill Hindenach
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Pixley has 26 dairies, housing approximately 140,000 cows. At least nine of these dairies have digesters and most are connected to a massive factory farm gas cluster. Residents complain of breathing complications, nose bleeds, and headaches, and constant smell of manure due to the surrounding industry.

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Factory Farm Dairies, Biogas, and the Dangerous Path California Is On

January 19, 2023
Jill Hindenach
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Industrial dairies in the San Joaquin Valley, packing thousands, and sometimes tens of thousands of cows into a single facility, are a major source of local air and water pollution, nuisance odor, groundwater overdraft, and greenhouse gas emissions.

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California Climate Plan Undermines Goals of Equity and Justice, Exacerbates Environmental Burdens

December 15, 2022
Jill Hindenach
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For too long, environmental justice communities have borne the brunt of pollution in California. A climate strategy that ignores or exacerbates these inequities is one that is rooted in climate injustice.

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