ENVIRONMENT
Indivisible Ojai Valley has joined the Santa Barbara Sierra Club other
local organizations supporting the Santa Barbara oil phase out.
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- A time sensitive action item for the environment from Jim Hines
Greetings Activists: HR 1897 is ground zero for destroying the federal endangered species act. My sources at the U.S. Dept of the Interior, specifically the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who worked with congressman Westerman to write the bill tell me that a full U.S. House vote on HR 1897 will come on April 14,15 or… Read more: A time sensitive action item for the environment from Jim Hines - California sues the Trump admin over an order to restart a long-shuttered offshore oil operation.
by Alejandro Lazo (CalMatters)March 24, 2026 Original article: https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/03/bonta-sable-defense-production-oil/ IN SUMMARY Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. California sued the Trump administration Monday to block what it… Read more: California sues the Trump admin over an order to restart a long-shuttered offshore oil operation. - Los Padres ForestWatch Stop Oil Drilling & Fracking
Protect Central Coast Public Lands From Trump’s Oil Expansion The Bureau of Land Management has released a new federal proposal that would open up to 850,000 acres of Central California—including nearly 400,000 acres of public lands, parks, beaches, and wildlife habitat—to oil drilling and fracking. The plan threatens some of the Central Coast’s most treasured… Read more: Los Padres ForestWatch Stop Oil Drilling & Fracking - Community Viewing of BLM Hearing on 2/3 at CFROG Office
Join CFROG community members on Tuesday, February 3rd to tune into the Bureau of Land Management’s hearing on their plans to open public lands in Ventura County and beyond to new oil and gas drilling. More details here! And if you can’t make it to the office, join the virtual hearing from home and give comment! Also… Read more: Community Viewing of BLM Hearing on 2/3 at CFROG Office