For Immediate Release, April 29, 2021
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Zoe Woodcraft, Earthjustice, (818) 606-7509, zwoodcraft@earthjustice.org
Joe Lyou, Coalition for Clean Air, (213) 223-6866, joe@ccair.org
Southern California Mega-Warehouse Will Heavily Electrify Operations, Per Landmark Agreement Worth $47 Million
World Logistics Center Settlement Could Spark Industry Trend to Protect Air Quality, Climate, Wildlife
MORENO VALLEY,
Calif. Environmental and community groups reached a landmark settlement today with the developer of the World Logistics Center Project in Moreno Valley, California to invest approximately $47 million in electric vehicles and equipment, rooftop solar, EV charging infrastructure, and other solutions to electrify the facility and reduce harms to local air quality, wildlife and the climate.
For Immediate Release, April 20, 2021
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After $6 Million Agreement, Dismissal Sought for Lawsuit Challenging Placer Ranch Development
PLACER COUNTY,
Calif. The Center for Biological Diversity requested the dismissal today of a lawsuit challenging the Placer Ranch development in Northern California.
Today’s request comes after a $6 million agreement was recently reached between the Center and Placer Ranch Inc. that will reduce the development’s greenhouse gas emissions, support habitat conservation in and around Placer County and offer incentives for local residents to purchase electric vehicles and solar panels.
“This landmark agreement brings lasting benefits to Placer County residents while ensuring the preservation of key natural landscapes and wildlife habitat,” said Aruna Prabhala, director of the Center’s Urban Wildlands program. “Our involvement has always focused on advocating for this community and making sure conservation
Legal Agreement On Placer County Project Requires Climate Pollution Cuts, Secures Funding To Protect Wildlife Habitat
The Center for Biological Diversity approved a legal agreement yesterday that secures significant measures to reduce greenhouse gases from a Placer County development, as well as funding for electric vehicles, habitat acquisition and environmental conservation efforts in the county and elsewhere in California.
“This landmark agreement will cut the development’s greenhouse gas pollution and provide a host of resources to help Placer County’s residents and natural landscapes,” said Aruna Prabhala, director of the Center’s Urban Wildlands program. “We’ll keep advocating for the people and wildlife of this county by promoting equitable policies to combat the climate crisis and safeguard biological diversity.”
For Immediate Release, April 15, 2021
Contact:
Tim Little, Rose Foundation, (510) 849-7686, tlittle@rosefdn.org
Legal Agreement on Placer County Project Requires Climate Pollution Cuts, Secures Funding to Protect Wildlife Habitat
PLACER COUNTY,
Calif. The Center for Biological Diversity approved a legal agreement yesterday that secures significant measures to reduce greenhouse gases from a Placer County development, as well as funding for electric vehicles, habitat acquisition and environmental conservation efforts in the county and elsewhere in California.
“This landmark agreement will cut the development’s greenhouse gas pollution and provide a host of resources to help Placer County’s residents and natural landscapes,” said Aruna Prabhala, director of the Center’s Urban Wildlands program. “We’ll keep advocating for the people and wildlife of this county by promoting equitable policies to combat the climate crisis and safeguard biolog
This is not a drill. California is poised to lose the Western monarch butterfly and its mysterious annual migration from the continent’s Western regions to the coastal areas between Baja and Mendocino.
The list for blame is long habitat destruction, insecticides, herbicides and, yes, good intentions, because if you’ve ever planted a showy orange and red milkweed in Southern California with the goal of helping the monarch, consider yourself part of the problem.
So why should we care? First off, caterpillars are a critical food source for most songbirds, which rely heavily on the insects to feed their young. Second, butterflies, like bees, are important pollinators. Adult monarchs sip nectar from many blossoms, and as they flit among flowers, they are also spreading pollen, helping the plants produce seeds, which also feed birds and other wildlife and, of course, help the plant reproduce.