Advocacy Issues
Siskiyou Land Conservancy Creates a 353-acre Riverfront Reserve on Mad River
This year, Siskiyou Land Conservancy aquired two pieces of riverfront property on Baduwa’t, or Mad River, in Humboldt County, creating the largest riverfront reserve on the 113-mile river. Nat Cardos reports. Photo credit Siskiyou Land Conservancy
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Roadless Rule Rescission and What it means for Public Lands
On August 29th, the US Forest Service began officially rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule Act by opening for public comment on developing an environmental impact statement and conversation over the rescission. KMUD news spoke with the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) about what this means for California’s public lands. Nat Cardos reports.
Read MoreRepresentatives speak out against water bill saying it would devastate Bay-Delta economy & environment
According to a joint press release from a group of U.S. Representatives, dated Feb. 29, 2012: Today, a leading group of U.S. Representatives who support the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta voted against the passage of H.R. 1837, the so-called Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act. As written, the legislation would divert additional water from the…
Read MoreAmendment banning drilling off California’s North Coast introduced
According to a press release from Congressman Mike Thompson’s Office, dated Feb. 16, 2012: Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-1) and Lynn Woolsey (CA-6) today introduced an amendment to ban drilling on of California’s North Coast. H.R. 3408, the Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act would automatically open…
Read MoreOccupy the world-a movement in progress
Beginning with the revolutionary waive of demonstrations and protests in the Middle East, dubbed the Arab Spring, (click here to see an interactive timeline of the Arab Spring Protests from the Guardian On-line) and Anti-austerity Protests world wide, "Occupy" Movements are popping up all over the globe like mushrooms after a rain. In the U.S. the…
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