Assemblymember Betsy Butler Headlines

What a night! California environmental voters showed up to the polls. They voted for the best environmental leaders. As a result, California’s election results are the bright spot in the national political landscape for the environment.

Champions for our air, land and water up and down the ticket were victorious in the June 5th Primary Election, handing CLCV a success rate of 98% in the races where we made an endorsement. Read More >

Once again, the Food and Drug Administration has failed to protect America's families from a ubiquitous toxic chemical.

One day ahead of a court-imposed deadline of March 31, the FDA finally responded to a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council asking the agency to ban the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) as a food additive with this:

"FDA has determined, as a matter of science and regulatory policy, that the best course of action at this time is to continue our review and study of emerging data on BPA."

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In the world of term limits, it has become more and more difficult to find legislators who fully grasp the complexity of environmental issues and have the ability to navigate through the legislative process to pass strong legislation. This makes Assemblymember Betsy Butler a diamond in the rough. Read More >

It's my second day back at CLCV from maternity leave, and this new mom just got the best welcome-back news: Governor Jerry Brown has signed the bill banning toxic BPA in baby bottles and children's sippy cups! This is a huge victory for the thousands of babies who will be born in California this year--including mine--and for environmental advocates, who have worked for years to make this common-sense ban on a toxic chemical in children's feeding products a reality. Read More >

Cold hard facts can only get you so far in making your case before policy-makers. Read More >

It may not be as comprehensive as it once was, but the bill to ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s feeding containers in California, AB 1319, passed the Senate Health Committee today in yet another narrow vote. Read More >

How can there be any ambiguity about whether to allow a toxic chemical—one that’s been linked to cancer, obesity, ADHD, and disrupted development of hormones, the brain, and the immune system in more than 220 peer-reviewed studies — to be used in baby bottles, sippy cups, infant formula and baby food? Read More >