‘No Otter Zone’ Could Be No More
November 22, 2010Legal Settlement Requires U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review 1987 Policy Prohibiting Threatened Southern Sea Otters From Their Native Southern California Habitat
Lawsuit Filed to Preserve Prime Farmland in Santa Barbara County
November 19, 2010Santa Barbara County Action Network Challenges Lompoc General Plan Update Opening Door to Large-Scale Urban Development of Prime Agricultural Land on City’s Western Boundary
Coast Guard Urged to Protect Whales Within Santa Barbara Channel–
October 12, 2010Hearings in Oxnard and LA Provide Public With Opportunity to Speak Out for Whales
Environmental Defense Center to Host 1st Annual “Ride on the Wild Side.”
August 11, 2010A bike ride to benefit the Environmental Defense Center and explore iconic natural places EDC has helped protect.
Conservation and Environmental Justice Groups Call for Action on Agricultural Water Quality Issues
May 12, 2010Viable sustainable agriculture is key to the economic and environmental sustainability of the Central Coast, but there is a dark side to farming: our streams and drinking water are polluted by run-off containing fertilizers, pesticides and excess sediment.
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Sea Otter Protection.
May 06, 2010Court holds that government has duty to decide whether southern California “no otter zone” should be abolished.
Response to Governor’s Withdrawal of Support for Tranquillon Ridge Plan to End Offshore Oil
May 03, 2010We are very surprised and disappointed to learn that the Governor has withdrawn his support for the Tranquillon Ridge Plan, which would have ended existing oil drilling operations offshore Santa Barbara County.
