Desert Sun -- California lawmakers can ensure our environment is protected

Desert Sun
January 29, 2018

Today, the environmental protections we take for granted face an existential threat. California, with our capable state environmental institutions and political will, is uniquely positioned to respond to President Trump’s anti-environmental agenda. We can do this by enacting state backstops for environmental protections the Trump Administration targets for elimination. The health of California’s citizens and our magnificent environment demand nothing less.

Los Angeles community groups call on state legislators to protect water and air from federal attempts to weaken environmental safeguards

California Newswire
August 22, 2017

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — A coalition of Los Angeles community groups this week called on the area’s state legislators to support a package of bills designed to protect the region’s water and air from federal attempts to weaken environmental safeguards. The package is authored by area legislators Senate President pro Tem Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles), Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park), Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles), Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), and Assemblymember Matt Dababneh (D-Woodland Hills).