Center for Biological Diversity

California Bills to hold ‘Big Oil’ Responsible for Disasters Sponsored by Notorious Leftist Groups

June 7, 2025 2:55 amJune 9, 2025 9:01 pm

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill in February to hold “Big Oil” responsible for natural disasters in California. Senator Wiener is blaming the oil and gas industry for natural disasters – disasters that should have been mitigated...

The Attempt to Regionalize California’s Electrical Grid is Back – Why?

June 5, 2025 6:55 amJune 5, 2025 11:32 am

Since 2018, three bills introduced in California’s Legislature have sought to share control of California’s electrical grid with its neighbors. Those touting the concept claim it will advance solar and wind energy – that when it’s cloudy in Oregon, California...

Joshua Trees Receive Massive Protections Under Passage Of Budget Trailer Bill

June 28, 2023 1:31 pmJune 28, 2023 1:31 pm

The western Joshua tree received permanent protections on Tuesday after years of previous attempts by lawmakers and environmental groups by being passed through a budget trailer bill rather than a more traditional endangered or threatened species listing. Federally, an attempt...

Joshua Tree Endangered Species Listing at a Stalemate

July 6, 2022 10:05 amJuly 6, 2022 10:30 am

The Joshua tree may be the tourist-attracting symbol of America’s southwest deserts but since the petition to protect the western Joshua tree under California’s Endangered Species Act hit the desk of the Fish and Game Commission, it’s also become a...

California Fish and Game Commission Delays Decision on Joshua Tree Protections

June 17, 2022 2:30 amJune 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to an agreement on Thursday on whether or not to list the Joshua tree as a threatened species, delaying a vote over the matter until October. For years, the Joshua tree...

Attorney General Rob Bonta ,15 Other States File Suit Against US Postal Service Over New Mail Truck Fleet

April 28, 2022 12:51 pm

A lawsuit against the United States Postal Service over the environmental issues from their Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisition program over the next several decades was filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in conjunction with 15 other states on...

Proposed Guenoc Valley Luxury Resort Halted By Lake County Judge Over Wildfire Concerns, CEQA Issues

January 7, 2022 1:40 pm

Lake County Superior Court Judge J. David Markham ruled earlier this week that development of a large 25-square-mile proposed resort in the Guenoc Valley is to be stopped due to violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by not...