Regional Leaders Support Retention of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
| By Andrew Fried, SAFE President | Aug. 11, 2017 | When President Donald Trump ordered Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to review the status of 27 national monuments created by three former presidents, many across the nation took it as a call to action to advocate on behalf of the monuments closest to their homes, and their hearts. Los Angeles County is among them. Here, Trump’s order raised concerns over the fate of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, designated by President Obama in October 2014. Indeed,…
Clock Ticking on Cemex
Here’s a link to a commentary by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter SCV Group Chair Sandra Cattell, who urges Santa Clarita Valley residents to contact their congressional representatives to push legislation to kill the Cemex mining project in Soledad Canyon: https://scvnews.com/2018/02/07/cemex-the-clock-is-ticking/
Knight, Feinstein Legislation Seeks End to Soledad Mining
As a result of an effort led by Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the omnibus federal spending bill recently signed into law by President Trump includes language that is designed to prevent additional mining in Soledad Canyon beyond what could be allowed under the existing CEMEX contracts, whose cancellation is under review by the Interior Board of Land Appeals. [Click on headline to read more]