Urban Wildlands — Center for Biological Diversity
@urbanwildlands.bsky.social
The Center's Urban Wildlands program works to halt unsustainable sprawl development and fight for land-use policies that protect communities and wildlife.
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The California Environmental Quality Act is being attacked by special interest groups and lawmakers, including Gov. Newsom.
But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.
But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.
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For nearly two decades the Center has used its voice to speak on behalf of wild places, endangered species, clean water and clean air, working to protect California's great biological diversity and dynamic ecosystems and helping keep the state the extraordinary place that we all want it to be.
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For nearly two decades the Center has used its voice to speak on behalf of wild places, endangered species, clean water and clean air, working to protect California's great biological diversity and dynamic ecosystems and helping keep the state the extraordinary place that we all want it to be.
The California Environmental Quality Act is being attacked by special interest groups and lawmakers, including Gov. Newsom.
But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.
But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The California Environmental Quality Act is being attacked by special interest groups and lawmakers, including Gov. Newsom.
But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.
But what actually is CEQA and what does it do? Here we bust some myths.
This tiny mouse is only found in Orange and San Diego counties.
Read on to learn more about why the Pacific pocket mouse deserves more protections.
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Read on to learn more about why the Pacific pocket mouse deserves more protections.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This tiny mouse is only found in Orange and San Diego counties.
Read on to learn more about why the Pacific pocket mouse deserves more protections.
fox5sandiego.com/news/pacific...
Read on to learn more about why the Pacific pocket mouse deserves more protections.
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We're calling on Calif. Fish & Game Commission to protect the western spadefoot.
These frogs were once common in CA but their habitat is under threat. Spadefoots rely on vernal pools but unfortunately these seasonal wetlands are under development pressure.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
These frogs were once common in CA but their habitat is under threat. Spadefoots rely on vernal pools but unfortunately these seasonal wetlands are under development pressure.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
September 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We're calling on Calif. Fish & Game Commission to protect the western spadefoot.
These frogs were once common in CA but their habitat is under threat. Spadefoots rely on vernal pools but unfortunately these seasonal wetlands are under development pressure.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
These frogs were once common in CA but their habitat is under threat. Spadefoots rely on vernal pools but unfortunately these seasonal wetlands are under development pressure.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
We've reached an agreement with a Coachella Valley warehouse developer to bring rooftop solar & EV infrastructure to a Thousand Palms project.
This is a big improvement from the original project, which would have brought 500 diesel truck trips a day to area.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
This is a big improvement from the original project, which would have brought 500 diesel truck trips a day to area.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We've reached an agreement with a Coachella Valley warehouse developer to bring rooftop solar & EV infrastructure to a Thousand Palms project.
This is a big improvement from the original project, which would have brought 500 diesel truck trips a day to area.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
This is a big improvement from the original project, which would have brought 500 diesel truck trips a day to area.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
CEQA has taken a beating this year from politicians like @governor.ca.gov and @scottwiener.bsky.social. But the more we exempt CEQA for pet projects, the more likely it is we’ll lose the open landscapes and amazing biodiversity the law was meant to protect.
www.montereyherald.com/2025/09/10/g...
www.montereyherald.com/2025/09/10/g...
Guest commentary: Central Coast has much to lose if CEQA rollbacks stay
If S.B. 131 is left unchanged, we’ll also see unchecked development on endangered species habitat at a time when the environment is already under attack from a hostile Trump administration.
www.montereyherald.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
CEQA has taken a beating this year from politicians like @governor.ca.gov and @scottwiener.bsky.social. But the more we exempt CEQA for pet projects, the more likely it is we’ll lose the open landscapes and amazing biodiversity the law was meant to protect.
www.montereyherald.com/2025/09/10/g...
www.montereyherald.com/2025/09/10/g...
CA legislators this wk could consider a trailer bill to #FixSB131, a dangerous piece of legislation that gives a free pass to manufacturing projects and development on endangered species habitat.
Let's hope our officials make the right call and protect #CEQA.
capitolweekly.net/lets-seize-o...
Let's hope our officials make the right call and protect #CEQA.
capitolweekly.net/lets-seize-o...
Let’s seize opportunity to fix CEQA - Capitol Weekly
OPINION – Sacramento gets a bad rap for its slow bureaucracy. But when it comes to dismantling environmental protections, it can operate at lightning speed.
capitolweekly.net
September 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
CA legislators this wk could consider a trailer bill to #FixSB131, a dangerous piece of legislation that gives a free pass to manufacturing projects and development on endangered species habitat.
Let's hope our officials make the right call and protect #CEQA.
capitolweekly.net/lets-seize-o...
Let's hope our officials make the right call and protect #CEQA.
capitolweekly.net/lets-seize-o...
Californians, we need you to call Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire at 916-651-4002, and urge him to #FixSB131.
The next 24 hours is crucial.
SB 131 opens the door to advanced manufacturing and development on endangered species habitat to skip crucial environmental review.
The next 24 hours is crucial.
SB 131 opens the door to advanced manufacturing and development on endangered species habitat to skip crucial environmental review.
September 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Californians, we need you to call Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire at 916-651-4002, and urge him to #FixSB131.
The next 24 hours is crucial.
SB 131 opens the door to advanced manufacturing and development on endangered species habitat to skip crucial environmental review.
The next 24 hours is crucial.
SB 131 opens the door to advanced manufacturing and development on endangered species habitat to skip crucial environmental review.
It's crucial lawmakers in Sacramento amend and #FixSB131 by Sept. 12, otherwise dangerous projects can be approved without the necessary environmental study.
Read more on how SB 131 harms endangered species habitat.
biologicaldiversity.org/programs/urb...
Read more on how SB 131 harms endangered species habitat.
biologicaldiversity.org/programs/urb...
September 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's crucial lawmakers in Sacramento amend and #FixSB131 by Sept. 12, otherwise dangerous projects can be approved without the necessary environmental study.
Read more on how SB 131 harms endangered species habitat.
biologicaldiversity.org/programs/urb...
Read more on how SB 131 harms endangered species habitat.
biologicaldiversity.org/programs/urb...
Californians, we need your help!
Call Assembly Speaker Rivas 916-319-2029 to #FixSB131.
This bill allows advanced manufacturing projects & development on endangered species habitat to skip environmental review.
Tell Assembly leadership we need science-based review on potentially harmful projects.
Call Assembly Speaker Rivas 916-319-2029 to #FixSB131.
This bill allows advanced manufacturing projects & development on endangered species habitat to skip environmental review.
Tell Assembly leadership we need science-based review on potentially harmful projects.
September 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Californians, we need your help!
Call Assembly Speaker Rivas 916-319-2029 to #FixSB131.
This bill allows advanced manufacturing projects & development on endangered species habitat to skip environmental review.
Tell Assembly leadership we need science-based review on potentially harmful projects.
Call Assembly Speaker Rivas 916-319-2029 to #FixSB131.
This bill allows advanced manufacturing projects & development on endangered species habitat to skip environmental review.
Tell Assembly leadership we need science-based review on potentially harmful projects.
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Gov. Newsom is pushing to build a water tunnel in the Delta. A new state report calls it the “single most effective” action to adapt the water system to climate change. Opponents are touting a new analysis that says the costs would be much higher than state estimates. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Newsom says California needs to build a water tunnel. Opponents argue costs are too high
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his proposal for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath California's Delta, saying it's vital for the state. Opponents argue the cost to ratepayers would be excessive.
www.latimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Gov. Newsom is pushing to build a water tunnel in the Delta. A new state report calls it the “single most effective” action to adapt the water system to climate change. Opponents are touting a new analysis that says the costs would be much higher than state estimates. www.latimes.com/environment/...
When projects on wildlife corridors violate state law, we sue. Read more about our latest lawsuit against Twentynine Palms.
A Vegas company wants to build a glamping resort near Joshua Tree National Park. Locals sued
A Vegas company wants to build a glamping resort near Joshua Tree National Park. Locals sued
Twentynine Palms faces a lawsuit over Ofland hotel, a planned luxury resort. Opponents say the project did not adequately assess potential harms to wildlife.
www.latimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
When projects on wildlife corridors violate state law, we sue. Read more about our latest lawsuit against Twentynine Palms.
Whether we like it or not, AI has snuck their way into our phones and lives. The data centers that support AI are loud, polluting operations that use an enormous amount of water to cool servers. Worst part is, we subsidize them with higher electricity bills.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
There goes the neighborhood: AI data centers are moving in
OPINION: “Big Tech companies are forcing us to live with new technologies… but these innovations mean nothing if we let the digital world destroy the natural world.”
www.sfchronicle.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Whether we like it or not, AI has snuck their way into our phones and lives. The data centers that support AI are loud, polluting operations that use an enormous amount of water to cool servers. Worst part is, we subsidize them with higher electricity bills.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
This luxury glamping resort just outside of Joshua Tree National Park is a bad idea.
We want visitors to enjoy the great outdoors but not if it destroys precious desert tortoise habitat and wildlife corridor. That's why we're suing. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
We want visitors to enjoy the great outdoors but not if it destroys precious desert tortoise habitat and wildlife corridor. That's why we're suing. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
August 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This luxury glamping resort just outside of Joshua Tree National Park is a bad idea.
We want visitors to enjoy the great outdoors but not if it destroys precious desert tortoise habitat and wildlife corridor. That's why we're suing. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
We want visitors to enjoy the great outdoors but not if it destroys precious desert tortoise habitat and wildlife corridor. That's why we're suing. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Lawmakers are back in Sacramento.
Their 1st action should be to amend SB131.
This trailer bill allows advanced manufacturing projects and development on endangered species habitat to be approved WITHOUT environmental study.
Tell your reps to #FixSB131
sites.biologicaldiversity.org/california-e...
Their 1st action should be to amend SB131.
This trailer bill allows advanced manufacturing projects and development on endangered species habitat to be approved WITHOUT environmental study.
Tell your reps to #FixSB131
sites.biologicaldiversity.org/california-e...
August 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Lawmakers are back in Sacramento.
Their 1st action should be to amend SB131.
This trailer bill allows advanced manufacturing projects and development on endangered species habitat to be approved WITHOUT environmental study.
Tell your reps to #FixSB131
sites.biologicaldiversity.org/california-e...
Their 1st action should be to amend SB131.
This trailer bill allows advanced manufacturing projects and development on endangered species habitat to be approved WITHOUT environmental study.
Tell your reps to #FixSB131
sites.biologicaldiversity.org/california-e...
Question for Californians:
DYK lawmakers quietly passed S.B. 131, which would allow development on endangered species habitat and advanced manufacturing facilities to skip environmental review?
Tell your representative that when they get back from recess next week they need to FIX S.B. 131.
DYK lawmakers quietly passed S.B. 131, which would allow development on endangered species habitat and advanced manufacturing facilities to skip environmental review?
Tell your representative that when they get back from recess next week they need to FIX S.B. 131.
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Question for Californians:
DYK lawmakers quietly passed S.B. 131, which would allow development on endangered species habitat and advanced manufacturing facilities to skip environmental review?
Tell your representative that when they get back from recess next week they need to FIX S.B. 131.
DYK lawmakers quietly passed S.B. 131, which would allow development on endangered species habitat and advanced manufacturing facilities to skip environmental review?
Tell your representative that when they get back from recess next week they need to FIX S.B. 131.
We've secured conservation for 3,700+ acres in Lake County as part of the Guenoc Valley project agreement. That's permanent protection for habitat of western pond turtles and other wildlife. Read ahead to learn about other climate measures in the pact.
lakeconews.com/news/82335-e...
📸: Rick Swart
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📸: Rick Swart
August 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We've secured conservation for 3,700+ acres in Lake County as part of the Guenoc Valley project agreement. That's permanent protection for habitat of western pond turtles and other wildlife. Read ahead to learn about other climate measures in the pact.
lakeconews.com/news/82335-e...
📸: Rick Swart
lakeconews.com/news/82335-e...
📸: Rick Swart
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Great @nytimes.com story by @dmain.bsky.social on @biologicaldiversity.org report showing the cruelty and stupidity of Trump's latest border wall in one of the most biodiverse regions in the US
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...
Trump Wants a New Border Wall. It Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor.
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Great @nytimes.com story by @dmain.bsky.social on @biologicaldiversity.org report showing the cruelty and stupidity of Trump's latest border wall in one of the most biodiverse regions in the US
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...
Her generosity and vision inspires all of us to do the hard work of restoring the natural world. Thank you, Wallis Annenberg, and all the wildlife in need of connected landscapes are grateful, too!
Wallis Annenberg, visionary philanthropist who helped transform L.A., dies at 85
Wallis Annenberg, visionary philanthropist who helped transform L.A., dies at 85
Wallis Annenberg, philanthropist who made massive donations to arts, education and animal welfare causes and whose name is on venues around Los Angeles County, has died.
www.latimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Her generosity and vision inspires all of us to do the hard work of restoring the natural world. Thank you, Wallis Annenberg, and all the wildlife in need of connected landscapes are grateful, too!
In the years since we've been fighting to protect the Kern River, the waterways have been gone from free-flowing to bone dry with thousands of dead fish. Now the CA Supreme Court is taking our case. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
July 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In the years since we've been fighting to protect the Kern River, the waterways have been gone from free-flowing to bone dry with thousands of dead fish. Now the CA Supreme Court is taking our case. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
City of Santee in San Diego skipped a thorough environmental review and bypassed voters for exurban sprawl. That's why we're challenging Fanita Ranch (again.)
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fox5sandiego.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
City of Santee in San Diego skipped a thorough environmental review and bypassed voters for exurban sprawl. That's why we're challenging Fanita Ranch (again.)
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
In the 11th hr, @cagov.bsky.social put a poison pill in the CA budget to eviscerate the state's premier environmental protection law. The @biologicaldiversity.org believes protections for wildlife & frontline communities are important. If you agree, tell your representatives to oppose the budget.
June 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
In the 11th hr, @cagov.bsky.social put a poison pill in the CA budget to eviscerate the state's premier environmental protection law. The @biologicaldiversity.org believes protections for wildlife & frontline communities are important. If you agree, tell your representatives to oppose the budget.
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This is close to my heart. I grew up on the Coast, and learned that wild life has its valuable contribution to exist. Please make the time to learn about sharing our world with the indigenous animals that are coming extinct.
June 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is close to my heart. I grew up on the Coast, and learned that wild life has its valuable contribution to exist. Please make the time to learn about sharing our world with the indigenous animals that are coming extinct.
L.A. has suffered enough. We can't afford to bring poorly-planned projects near fire-prone Grapevine knowing the risks. That's why the @biologicaldiversity.org has fought Centennial for years. Today an appeals court agreed with us.
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June 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
L.A. has suffered enough. We can't afford to bring poorly-planned projects near fire-prone Grapevine knowing the risks. That's why the @biologicaldiversity.org has fought Centennial for years. Today an appeals court agreed with us.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
This conservation win follows a multi-year fight from the @biologicaldiversity.org and its allies to protect this vast ecosystem that supports endangered woodpeckers, snakes and hundreds of other plant and animal species. What great news to kick off the wknd.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This conservation win follows a multi-year fight from the @biologicaldiversity.org and its allies to protect this vast ecosystem that supports endangered woodpeckers, snakes and hundreds of other plant and animal species. What great news to kick off the wknd.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...