The PCL Foundation prides itself on its ability to respond quickly when our cutting edge policy research, public education and community empowerment is needed on a particularly pressing environmental issue.
For example, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina many Californians turned to the PCL Foundation for information on how to enact environmentally responsible Flood Management practices.
Likewise after the passage of Proposition 12 in 2000 the PCL Foundation was sought out to examine the Proposition's expenditures for urban parks. Our analysis has helped shape the massive infrastructure and resource bonds considered by the California Legislature in 2005 and 2006.
Below is a sampling of some of the projects undertaken by the PCL Foundation.
| 2009
Environmental Legislative Symposium |
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN |
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The date of next year’s event will be
on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in
downtown Sacramento. More details will be posted as information
becomes available. In the meantime, mark your calendars!
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As part of a campaign to preserve the integrity of the California Environmental Quality Act, the PCL Foundation has helped produce our Everyday Heroes report, a Community Guide to CEQA and How-to workshops for our state's premier land use law.
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| CEQA WORKSHOPS |
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GLOBAL WARMING |
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Learn how the PCL Foundation's Community Workshops will teach you how to
use the California Environmental Quality Act to promote smarter land use
decisions in your community
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The Global Warming Program is helping to leverage
that energy by empowering grassroots leaders to reduce the
carbon footprint of new development and by reforming state
and national policies.
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SMART GROWTH & AFFORDABLE
HOUSING |
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PARK BONDS 12, 40, 50 |
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Affordable housing that is consistent with “smart growth” principles is critical to protecting open space, saving energy and water, and relieving traffic
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In 2000 and 2002, voters passed Propositions 12, 40 and 50, which provide billions of dollars for park, recreation and water projects throughout the State
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| LEAD SAFE SACRAMENTO |
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POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) IN
SEAWALLS |
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Lead poisoning causes irreversible and significant damage to developing nervous systems in children. PCLF is working in the Sacramento region to address this
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PCL Foundation supports the ban of Polyvinyl Chloride, or PVC, for use in seawalls in order to discourage the production of toxic chemicals like dioxin (which is a byproduct of PVC production)
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| HIGH SPEED RAIL |
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OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES |
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High Speed Rail offers the potential for fast, comfortable intercity travel in California with less air pollution and energy use and better planning and land use.
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Off highway vehicle (OHV) use poses a dangerous threat to California’s environment. As more and more enthusiasts take bigger, faster, stronger, and
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR
CALIFORNIA WATER |
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LANDMARK CALIFORNIA WATER
CASE |
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California faces many water management challenges. How will the State ensure enough water for a growing population? Will more people mean fewer lawns?...
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In 1994, PCL and two other groups (Plumas County and the Santa Barbara Citizens Planning Association) sued the California Department of Water.
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CENTRAL COAST WATERSHED
PROJECTS |
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SAN CLEMENTE DAM |
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The Carmel River Watershed provides many benefits as a major source of water for the residents of the Carmel Valley and surrounding communities in the Central Valley.
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The Carmel River Watershed provides many benefits as a major source of water for the residents of the Carmel Valley and surrounding communities in the the Monterey Peninsula area.
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IMPROVING PUBLIC UTILITIES'
ENERGY POLICIES |
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE |
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PCL has helped several Central Valley public utilities focus on better energy efficiency, renewable energy, and low-income assistance programs so that we all get more out of the public goods investment.
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More than 95% of Californians live in areas that fail to meet federal or state air quality standards, but low-income communities and communities of color
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| BETTER CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN |
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
LAND USE PROJECT |
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The Better California Campaign a coalition effort to promote more effective open space, wildlands and natural systems protection, as well as improve quality of life.
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Environmental Justice Communities are too often
targeted for unhealthy land uses by business and government.
The PCL Foundation is offering the environmental justice land
use workshop to any.
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