Today on Friday, February 20th, Assemblymember Chis Rogers introduced AB 2494, a bill that would provide a transformative update to the management of California’s State Demonstration Forests by shifting the management of the forest away from industrial commercial timber production, and towards ecological restoration, climate resilience, and Tribal co-governance for more than 85,000 acres of public forestland statewide.

On February 12th, the Trump Administration announced it was rescinding this 2009 “endangerment finding,” arguing that it was both legally invalid. The domino effect of this is that the EPA now claims it lacks the same power to regulate these gases, and existing regulations tied to this endangerment finding must go too.

Wolves are drawing heightened attention as the state recently expanded efforts to monitor wildlife in Northern California by conducting helicopter operations to collar wolves, elk, and deer.

National Forests around the country have been instructed to “get the cut out” and maximize timber production. Simultaneously, the climate emergency and the decades of science supporting the role forest ecosystems play in sustaining life on earth is no longer given consideration.

Donald Trump hates wind turbines. He has been actively working to oppose them since 2011 when the Scottish Government first proposed building some near a golf course he owns. Now as President, he is using every tool at the Federal Government’s disposal to stymie the development of the industry in the United States. Trump issued an Executive Order on his first day in office meant to halt offshore wind permitting.

Upcoming Waterboard Workshop Wednesday February 18 at 4 pm Elk Valley Rancheria Sam Lopez Community Room at 2332 Howland Hill Road in Crescent City

Recently, we wrapped up the public comment period for the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Draft Proposed Program, which targets the Western and Central Gulf of Mexico, parts of the Eastern Gulf, Alaska, and California. Despite the draft being announced the week before Thanksgiving and the holiday period cutting into nearly three weeks of organizing time, 308,398 comments were submitted to the Federal Register opposing the Program and further oil and gas expan