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The Golden State Newsletter
Get monthly updates on NRDC's California advocacy work, from new campaigns to key wins to continuing challenges.

America's Underwater Parks: The Marine Life Protection Act Safeguards Our Special Undersea Places
September 2007
The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) will ensure that California has a system of marine protected areas along its coast to help the rich web of ocean life thrive.

California Legislative Update
August 2007
A wrap-up of state environmental legislation.

A Golden Opportunity: California's Solutions for Global Warming
June 2007
This June 2007 report describes how California is protecting the state from global warming pollution while growing its economy and encouraging the innovative clean technology industry. The landmark California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB 32, is the most ambitious global warming solutions law in the nation.

California Takes on Global Warming
November 2006
A new bill would set limits on global warming pollution and promises an economic boost.

California's Sustainable Energy Policies Provide a Model for the Nation
March 2006
This fact sheet provides an overview of California's sustainable energy policies which have lowered the state's per capita global warming pollution contributions by about 30% over the past three decades.

California Illuminates the World
March 2006
From OnEarth magazine: A visionary particle physicist and the state's most adroit political operator have created a blueprint for energy efficiency that could help the world curb its insatiable demand for electric power.

The Jolly Green Giant?
September 2005
OnEarth magazine probes Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's environmental record.

The Golden Touch
December 2004
OnEarth magazine's profile of Ann Notthoff, a native Californian who has helped her state become the nation's environmental leader.

Comments on the Proposed Adoption of Regulations by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Motor Vehicles
September 2004
Official comments from NRDC's global warming and clean-cars experts on the draft regulations for implementation of AB 1493, California's landmark law requiring automakers to reduce heat-trapping exhaust from new vehicles by about 30 percent over the next decade.

Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection Recommendations
September 2004
Testimony presented on September 17, 2004 before the California Performance Review Commission at Fresno State University by Ann Notthoff, NRDC's California advocacy director.

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last revised 8.22.06