The end of September saw the revival of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D–Santa Barbara). The act is a favorite among climate organizations, such as Citizens’ [...] Continue Reading
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Sierra Club Sponsored Page
November 2023 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the September 2023 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
Severely Burned Giant Sequoia Groves To Be Replanted
e BY VIC BEDOIAN Kings Canyon National Park is moving forward with a plan to reestablish giant sequoia seedlings in groves that were devastated in the massive wildfires of 2020 and 2021. [...] Continue Reading
Death and Injustice in Fresno
There is an unequal justice system in Fresno. One for the police and the rich. Another for the poor and working class. For the unhoused of Fresno, there is often no justice. Some recent examples of [...] Continue Reading
The Rite of Fresno: Composing a Rezone
Fans of the composer Igor Stravinsky might find his modernist work The Rite of Spring a suitable soundtrack for the story of Peter Stravinski the developer, particularly its “Sacrificial Dance” [...] Continue Reading
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October 2023 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the September 2023 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
Tulare Lake Lingers over Industrial Landscape
The emergence of a reborn Tulare Lake, from winter floodwaters that submerged farmland in the San Joaquin Valley, is posing new problems. The lake still covers an extensive landscape, but it is now [...] Continue Reading
BLM Shuts Down Oil Drilling in the Carrizo Plain National Monument
President Bill Clinton created the Carrizo Plain National Monument in 2001. It is California’s largest remaining natural grassland and home to numerous sensitive and rare species of plants and [...] Continue Reading
Measure C to Go to Voters in March 2024
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) A half-cent sales tax that funds public safety and street repairs in the City of Merced moved a [...] Continue Reading
“Down There” in West Fresno
A recent comment from a Fresno City Council member rang an old, all too familiar bell. When District 1 representative Annalisa Perea referred to West Fresno as “down there” in an interview with [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
September 2023 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the September 2023 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
August 2023 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page at the link below. This is a .pdf of the August 2023 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase [...] Continue Reading