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Nov 26, 2014
Grateful

Recently, CLCV staff gathered together for our annual "Thanksgiving" photo. We share it as a sort of postcard to our members to say "Thank you" for all the things our members do throughout the year: calling lawmakers, sending emails and signing petitions, posting on social media, attending town hall meetings and other events, voting for environmental champions, and yes, donating to support our work.

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Nov 5, 2014
Wins and losses, and what's next for California

Environmental candidates won in many tough races, and voters backed Prop 1 to protect our water supply.

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Nov 3, 2014
Voting tips on Election Eve

Still have your vote by mail ballot? Drop it off at your county election office or polling place. More voting tips inside.

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Oct 28, 2014
Do You Know the Score?

Our annual California Environmental Scorecard is now live!

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Oct 17, 2014
Why we support Prop 1

Prop 1 isn't perfect, but it's a sound investment in protecting California’s environment and economy for future generations.

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Oct 9, 2014
Thank you, Mr. President

On this beautiful, sunny, monumental October day, President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish nearly 350,000 acres of national forest land in the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California as a national monument.

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Oct 8, 2014
A Mountain of Reasons to Protect the San Gabriels

Editor's Note: We're thrilled to share the breaking news that on Friday October 10, President Obama is expected to announce he is using his executive authority to designate the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument.

Some places seem much smaller to you as an adult than how you remembered them as a child. The San Gabriel Mountains is not one of these places.

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Sep 30, 2014
California Trashes Plastic Bags!

This is big, California!

Governor Jerry Brown just signed into law the statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, SB 270! Californians who care about protecting our environment and ending the scourge of wasteful, polluting plastic bags in our beautiful state -- that's YOU -- made the difference. This is your victory and you should be proud of our movement.

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Sep 26, 2014
Big Oil on the attack

We see it happening every election. A member of the legislature fights for clean air and clean water on behalf of his constituents. Then he courageously stands up to Big Oil and its relentless army of lobbyists in Sacramento. And what happens? Big Oil decides it needs to take him out and spends a ridiculous amount of money to try to elect someone who won’t represent his constituents.

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Sep 16, 2014
Governor Brown Signs Historic Groundwater Laws

Just minutes ago, I stood in Governor Jerry Brown's office while he signed historic legislation regulating California groundwater.

Incredibly, until today, California was the only western state without groundwater regulations. For decades, Californians have used more groundwater than we have replenished, and water levels have dropped at an alarming rate. In the current drought, as other water resources have declined, groundwater has been supplying more than half of California’s water needs.

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