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Schiavo, Wilk Deliver Major Victory For Santa Clarita On CEMEX Mine Project

 Tuesday, Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo announced that Assembly Bill 163, aimed at Community Water Protection (AB163), in which Senator Scott Wilk was a Principal Co-Author, helped advance a critical priority for the Santa Clarita Valley: allowing for public comment on the more than 30-year-old CEMEX mine project. The pressure of the bill compelled the State Water Board to take the action ...

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Assemblywoman Schiavo’s Community Water Protection Bill Passes Senate Floor; Moves To Governor’s Desk

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Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced Thursday that the State Senate has approved her Community Water Protection Bill (AB 1631) — moving it to the final step where the bill awaits the Governor’s signature.  This legislation promises to reshape the state’s approach to managing water resources by providing the public with the opportunity to address their concerns related to water projects’ ...

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Wilk Applauds State Water Resources Control Board’s Re-Notice Of CEMEX Permit

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Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) issued a statement following the State Water Resources Control Board decision to re-notice CEMEX’s application for a water right permit.  “It’s about time! This is a major and long-overdue victory for the people of the Santa Clarita Valley. Since I first arrived in Sacramento, I have been fighting to ensure bureaucrats could not rubber stamp ...

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CEMEX Megamine Application Resumes Processing

The CEMEX megamine application for the use of water from the Santa Clara River has been re-activated and will resume processing, according to the California State Water Resources Control Board The processing of the application was originally put on hold in November 2019, while waiting for a final decision on the status of CEMEX, INC.’s federal contracts for mineral materials, ...

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CEMEX Soledad Canyon Contracts Reinstated Despite Decades-Long Mega Mine Battle

Despite the 10-year mega-mining battle with CEMEX coming to a close at the expiration of their contracts in 2020, the United States District Court reinstated mining contracts for Soledad Canyon on Wednesday – a decision expected to create lasting devastation on traffic, pollution and native species. The ruling by the United States District Court on Wednesday vacated the Interior Board ...

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Wilk Bill Allowing Public Input For Santa Clarita Mine Passes Senate Unanimously

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday that a bill allowing public input on CEMEX’s controversial Santa Clarita mine has passed unanimously through the state senate.   Senate Bill 520 (SB 520), coauthored by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, would allow public input on projects approved more than 30 years before being constructed, including the planned CEMEX Mega-Mine in Santa Clarita.  ...

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Wilk Announces Bill Allowing Public Input For CEMEX Mega-Mine

On Wednesday, State Senator Scott Wilk , R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill 520 passed out of its first policy committee, and if ratified would let the public weigh in on large projects approved more than 30 years before they are constructed. Wilk, of the 21st Senate District, announced Wednesday that SB 520 passed out of its first policy committee, ...

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Decades-Long Battle Against CEMEX Soledad Canyon ‘Mega Mine’ Could Be Over

The decades-long battle to ensure that mega-mining never occurs in the Santa Clarita Valley could over, as CEMEX’s second 10-year mining contract officially expires on July 31, officials said. The decades-long battle to ensure that mega-mining never occurs in the Santa Clarita Valley could be over, as CEMEX’s second 10-year mining contract officially expires on July 31, officials said. CEMEX ...

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