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Green Santa Clarita Launches New Website

The city of Santa Clarita, along with The Energy Network, will host a free “Lunch & Learn” workshop regarding The Santa Clarita 100 Greener Homes Project on Friday, July 17, 2015.

Green Santa Clarita has recently launched a newly designed website featuring updated information on resources and programming for Santa Clarita residents and businesses.  With the goal of promoting sustainability, the new web interface includes navigation tabs for green resources, as well as an event calendar to mark upcoming green events. The site also includes a map of Electric Vehicle charging ...

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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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River Rally Clean-Up, Environmental Expo Volunteer Registration Now Open

Santa Clarita Valley officials announced Wednesday that volunteer registration is now open for the 25th annual River Rally clean-up and Environmental Expo, which is scheduled to take place in September, officials said. This year, volunteers are set to clean a portion of the Santa Clara River behind the Newhall Community Center, according to event organizers. “Community members are invited to ...

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SCV Water Adopts Santa Clara River Stewardship Objectives

The SCV Water Board of Directors announced their commitment Wednesday to protect and preserve the upper Santa Clara Valley watershed through the adoption of seven stewardship objectives. “The Santa Clarita Valley shares one river and one watershed. As a regional water agency, it’s more important than ever to make an affirmative statement of our responsibility of this critical resource,” said Bill Cooper, ...

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SCV Water Board To Consider Santa Clara River Environmental Oversight Resolution

The SCV Water Board of Directors is expected to consider a resolution outlining seven primary environmental oversight objectives for the Santa Clara River watershed at Tuesday night’s board meeting. “Tuesday night, the board will consider a resolution that states stewardship objects for the Santa Clara River,” said SCV Water Spokesperson Kathie Martin. “The resolution has seven objectives to show how ...

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Caltrans To Extend Pavement Project, Eighth Wave Of Lane Closures Along 14 Freeway

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is set to begin its eighth wave of lane closures on the 14 Freeway this week from Canyon Country to Palmdale due to a pavement rehabilitation project. The agency is set to close portions of SR-14 for a pavement rehabilitation project to improve the condition of the lanes and create a smoother ride for ...

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Valencia Fire Quickly Extinguished In River Bed Near Bouquet Junction

The Valencia Fire broke out in the Santa Clara River wash near Bouquet Canyon Road Tuesday afternoon. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The brush fire, dubbed the Valencia Fire by first responders, was first reported at around 4 p.m. Tuesday near Bouquet Canyon Road and Valencia Boulevard, according to the Los ...

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SCOPE Environmental Group Challenges 21,000-Home Newhall Ranch Development

The Santa Clarita environmental group SCOPE challenged the Newhall Ranch development project in court Wednesday over concerns of greenhouse gas emissions and water. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment (SCOPE) and lawyers for the Newhall Ranch developer, FivePoint, stood opposite one another inside ...

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