California 2000
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Vote 'Yes' on Proposition 37
In this opinion editorial, VictorWeisser, president of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB), endorses Prop. 37 as a "responsible measure that represents sound fiscal and environmental policy.
Refineries Raise Level of Pollutant In Gasoline
Despite an executive order by Gov. Gray Davis to ban MTBE usein gasoline by 2002, the amount of MTBE blended into gasoline byNorthern California refineries increased by 14% from April to June,according to a report by the California Energy Commission
New Land Program Gets Final Approval
Congress approved an $18.8 billion measure that includes an immediate down payment for purchasing fragile lands, maintaining parks and other initiatives.
Copper River Ranch Project is Urban Sprawl
There are significant problems with the Copper River Ranch plan in light of League of Women Voters' positions on transportation, land use and air quality.
Sprawl Emerges as Hot Issue in Swing Districts
A growing number of U.S. House and Senate candidates have adopted issues predominantly associated with local government as concernwith overdevelopment, diminishing open space, overcrowded schools, gridlock, and air and water quality increases.