Petition: Say NO to Plastic Grass

This spring, the Los Gatos Union School District will be considering converting elementary school sports fields from natural grass to plastic turf. We should be promoting native plants and grasses, not increasing plastic in our environment. Please sign this petition to ask Los Gatos elected officials to say NO to plastic turf.

Lehigh Quarry and Cement Plant

With huge public support (Thank YOU!), Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve Supervisor Simitian’s referral to direct Santa Clara County to prepare a roadmap for the acquisition of the Lehigh Cement Plant and Quarry property! Lehigh has been polluting our air and water in Cupertino for one hundred years, violating environmental regulations and scarring our landscape. We look forward to continuing our advocacy efforts to protect these hillsides!

If you are interested in more information about the current situation at Lehigh, please register for Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian’s annual Lehigh public meeting for Wednesday, March 2nd, from 6:30-8:30pm. The panelists include U.S. EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Valley Water, and more! This is an important virtual meeting to participate in and speak for air and water quality, wildlife and nature.

San Jose Electronic Billboards Update

Despite overwhelming public opposition, the San Jose City Council voted to approve the two digital billboards at Mineta San Jose International Airport. The vote was a difficult setback to our dark skies advocacy, but the vote did require stricter terms of agreement with Clear Channel: Clear Channel must take down at least 12 billboards (instead of 8) in lower-income neighborhoods, the new billboards must run on 100% renewable energy, and Clear Channel must replace each tree removed with 5 new trees in areas of the city with low canopy coverage.