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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for 2024-12-17 ( 5 items )  
Biden Administration Releases New U.S. Maritime Decarbonization Action Plan (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 17 -- Pacific Environment issued the following news release: WASHINGTON (December 16, 2024) -- On December 11, President Biden announced a U.S. Maritime Decarbonization Action Plan that builds on the foundations presented in the administration's U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. The maritime decarbonization plan provides near- and long-term strategies for decarbonizing the maritime sector and identifies key actions that the federal gover more PR

Demanda Impugna Ampliacion de Almacenamiento de Petroleo en el Puerto de Long Beach (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Los Angeles, CA Earthjustice, representing and co-advising Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), today sued the City of Long Beach for approving a controversial crude oil storage project at its port. The project, proposed by World Oil Terminals, includes the construction of two 25,000-barrel tanks, exacerbating environmental and health damage for environmental justice communitie more PR

Earthjustice Marks 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act with Urgent Call for Reform (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), a law foundational to our country's water quality and instrumental to the safety of public drinking water systems nationwide, turns 50. To mark the occasion an Earthjustice report examines the law's successes, and the urgent reforms needed to ensure safe, equitable drinking water for all communities. SDWA was a historic step in regulating the more PR

Lawsuit Challenges Port of Long Beach Oil Storage Expansion (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Los Angeles, CA Today, Earthjustice, representing and co-counseling with Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), sued the City of Long Beach for approving a controversial crude oil storage project at the Port of Long Beach. The project proposed by World Oil Terminals includes the construction of two 25,000-barrel tanks, exacerbating environmental and health harms for environmental j more PR

Sierra Club Statement: Trump Plans to Roll Back Progress on Electric Vehicles, Hamper U.S. Auto Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, Reuters reported that Donald Trump intends to attack progress in the U.S. on clean vehicles, including efforts that have saved the American people billions this year alone. The document obtained by Reuters focuses on major reversals such as rolling back the Biden-Harris administration's new vehicle emission standards; blocking California from setting its own stronger than federal vehicle s more PR