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. ...
Read More »Wilk Announces Unanimous Passage Of Bill Combating Mega-Mine Project Through Senate Committee
Senator Scott Wilk announced Tuesday that his bill, which would allow the public to weigh in on the construction of the CEMEX Mega-Mine in Santa Clarita, is set to be presented to the full California State Senate for a vote in the coming days. Senate bill 520 (SB 520), which was introduced to the Senate by Wilk and has passed ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »City Of Santa Clarita Announces T-Shirt Art Design Contest For River Rally Clean-Up
The City of Santa Clarita is inviting local students to submit their original artwork to be featured on the event t-shirt for the 25th annual River Rally. Ed. Note: The following is a press release from the City of Santa Clarita. The City of Santa Clarita is excited to hold its annual River Rally event for the 25th consecutive year! ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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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