US EditionIn California, Trump Finds Unlikely Support for Weakening Climate and Environmental Justice Policies
- On April 21, 2025, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission voted to remove phrases from its work plan.
- The commission made the changes due to vague guidance from the EPA regarding federal funding requests.
- The deleted terms included "climate change," "ocean acidification," and "environmental justice," replaced by "alternative language".
- Walter Lamb, Land Trust President, stated the agency's willingness to use "alternative language" threatens environmental protection efforts.
- Environmental groups and some commission members opposed the changes, while the Ballona Wetland Land Trust considers legal action.
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In California, Trump Finds Unlikely Support for Weakening Climate and Environmental Justice Policies
PLAYA DEL REY, Calif., April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ballona Wetland Land Trust, a non-profit environmental group, has raised concerns that the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, a California state agency, voted last Thursday to delete all references to…
Big Oil Shatters Annual Lobbying Spending Records to Attack Climate Justice Policy In California
Oil and gas corporations pumped record amounts of money into fighting California’s environmental justice and climate policies in 2024, according to an analysis by the Last Chance Alliance (LCA).“Lobbying and influence spending disclosures show that Big Oil spent $6.6 million in the fourth quarter attempting to shape statewide policy measures,” the LCA revealed. “That brings the annual price tag for last year to $38 million, shattering the annual…
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