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AG Becerra Intervenes In San Diego County Housing Development Case Over Wildfire Concerns

March 18, 2021 7:43 pm

On Wednesday, outgoing California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed motions in the lawsuits over San Diego County’s approval over the 36 square mile Otay Ranch development site. The Otay Ranch development, which would add over 3,000 single family residential units,...

Lawsuit Filed Against California, CalGEM Over Fracking Environmental Reviews

February 25, 2021 3:17 pm

The state of California was sued this week by an environmental group for approving thousands of oil and gas drilling and fracking projects without the required environmental review. In the suit Center for Biological Diversity V. California Geologic Energy Management...

State Grants Temporary Endangered Species Protections For Joshua Trees

September 23, 2020 3:02 pm

On Tuesday, the California Fish and Game Commission decided in a unanimous vote to legally protect the Joshua tree for one year, with permanent protection under the California Endangered Species Act to be ruled on in one year after a...

New Amendments To Oil, Gas Well Bill Bring Controversy Before Assembly Vote

August 26, 2020 2:48 pm

With only days away from an Assembly floor vote, a bill designed to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells has had controversial new amendments added to it, with some claiming that oil and gas operators themselves won’t need to...

Conservationists Seek Greater Endangered Species Status for Iconic Joshua Tree

June 23, 2020 10:13 amJune 23, 2020 10:29 am

The Joshua Tree, inspiration to musicians and artists, iconic symbol of the American desert and star of Instagram feeds the world over has once again taken center stage; this time in a tug of war between the rights of property...

Mountain Lions in California to be Temporarilly Protected as Endangered Species

April 17, 2020 2:28 pm

On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission voted 5-0 in favor of starting a petition to temporarily extend Endangered Species Act protections to Southern California and Central Coast populations of mountain lions. Mountain Lions temporarily protected as an endangered...

Major Temecula Planned Community Halted by Court Over Mountain Lion Concerns

April 8, 2020 2:26 amApril 7, 2020 7:30 pm

In a major ruling that may affect future developments near mountain lion habitats, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled against the developers of the Altair planned community over failing to account for the impact the development would have on the...