Groundswell: CLCV Blog

Today CLCV released our annual California Environmental Scorecard, revealing how members of the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown performed on the most important environmental and public health bills in the 2013 legislative session. Did your elected officials stand up for the environment in 2013?

Firefighters, public health and safety advocates, green building professionals and environmentalists agree: It's time to get toxic chemicals out of our homes and buildings.

The good news is that a bill that will reduce Californians' exposure to toxic, ineffective flame retardant chemicals passed the state legislature and, just days ago, was signed by Governor Jerry Brown.

Lead is toxic. It poisons humans and wildlife alike. So why is lead ammunition still allowed in California?

Right now, Governor Jerry Brown is considering whether or not to sign a bill passed by the California Legislature to ban lead ammunition in hunting in the state. He should do the right thing by signing AB 711 into law.

Lead is a known toxin that has already been removed from nearly everything including paint, gasoline, and pencils. But it persists in ammunition, threatening California condors, mountain lions, bald eagles and golden eagles among others.

Yesterday afternoon, the California Assembly voted 47-17 to pass the one remaining fracking bill SB 4. Then the Senate voted: 28-8 in favor. We recently asked for SB 4 pass, and so did you – but not like this.