It’s amazing how many important environmental issues there are in Los Angeles, and at what a high rate they arise. Here’s a sampling of things I found about this week, just to give an idea of the rate at which major environmental issues and campaigns arise.

Ballona Wetlands Restoration

According to the LA Times, the California Coastal Conservancy has approved spending $6.5 million to plan the restoration of the Ballona Wetlands. Of course the project is controversial, with some environmentalists opposing industrial-sized restoration projects.

AES Power Plant in Redondo Beach

AES, a global company, has filed an application to build a natural-gas fired power plant in Redondo Beach. It will be strongly opposed by environmental groups.

Los Angeles County General Plan

I was also reminded, at a Sierra Club meeting, that the Los Angeles County General Plan update is expected to be complete around the end of 2012. The EIR will be available for comment this summer. This is a hugely important project for those of us who care about land use in L.A. County. We need to work to ensure that the plan requires care for the environment as much as possible.