Environmental Stewardship starts at your front door.
For those inspired to change habits, or adopt new ones, here are some ideas.
Campaign aims to challenge FEMA decision
El Dorado County continues its mission to override the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to deny individual assistance for residents impacted by the Caldor Fire.
Third season of forest treatments complete
For the third consecutive year partners of the French Meadows Forest Restoration Project have wrapped up another season of forest treatments in the Tahoe National Forest. French Meadows partnership treated roughly 1,000 acres using a combination of mastication, mechanical thinning, hand thinning and prescribed fires.
McClintock Doesn’t Request a Dime to Fund Projects in his District
Rep. McClintock did not request a single dime for his congressional district to help fund community projects in the 2022 fiscal year, which began in July.
Everything in this Bill Matters to Individual Lives of Real People
Joe Biden hit the road to sell the benefits of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill he signed into law yesterday.
Democrats and Republicans both joined in praising the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
This afternoon, President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, into law.
We Did It
The Biden-Harris Administration accomplished what reality star and twice-impeached former President Donald Trump could only talk about: a historic, unprecedented investment in our infrastructure.
What politicians mean when they cry “socialism”
As soon as the Democrats in the House of Representatives, marshaled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) by a bipartisan vote of 228–206 last night, Republicans began to say that the Democrats were ushering in “socialism.”
Population-Based Fire Planning
The combination of human-caused and natural fires kept the fuel-load low enough to prevent intensely hot fires from which the eco-system cannot recover. A simplistic model is that low temperature burns allow for a cycle of wildflowers, replaced by stump-sprouting brush, replaced by trees,
The Filibuster, Explained
Traditionally, the Senate filibuster was reserved for only the most controversial issues, but its use has escalated in recent years, often slowing business in the chamber to a halt. Some lawmakers acknowledge that the filibuster, which has effectively set a 60-vote supermajority requirement
Groundbreaking state budget passed by Governor and Legislature
The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought challenges, build climate resilience in communities, promote sustainable agriculture and advance nation-leading climate agenda
Construction of $3.5 trillion infrastructure package
Details of the $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Package by Heather Cox Richardson This week, lawmakers will begin to construct the details of the $3.5 trillion infrastructure package they declared their intention to pass. On August 11, the Senate approved a budget...Newsom Needs to Stay
Newsom Needs to Stay by Susan ChandlerChair, South Lake Tahoe Democratic Club You will soon (if not already) be receiving a ballot in your mail on which you will be asked to recall our Governor, Gavin Newsom. VOTE NO! You may conclude that because California is a...Too Close to Home
As I write this narrative I remain indoors because the smoke level outside is too hazardous here in the foothills. This is our new reality.
Conservancy invests $19 million in wildfire resilience
“The governor’s early action budget represents a strategic shift, investing funds directly into high-risk regions and putting communities in the driver seat to ensure projects not only reduce wildfire risk but also improve local economies and ecology,” said Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience Jessica Morse. “The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is bringing a fast, thoughtful and community-based approach to help remarkable mountain communities not just survive fires but thrive.”
WILD FIRE SEASON – ARE YOU PREPARED?
Back by popular demand. Three experts on Wild Fire Season. This Thursday, July 8 at 6-8 pm.
McClintock’s lack of interest in the community he represents
Last week a bipartisan group of congressmen introduced a bill (Senate Bill 1583) to extend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. The original bill was passed in 2000 and authorized $300 million for the restoration of the lake and surrounding basin.
El Dorado County Vegetation Management Ordinance
Fire season is almost upon us. How does the El Dorado County Vegetation Management Ordinance help protect you? What do you need to do to be compliant? What is the ordinance?
Wildfire Insurance Update for Rural Communities
Access to affordable and protective fire insurance remains a growing issue in all corners of the state, with a continued emphasis in rural areas but an increasing spread to urban areas. Emerging challenges in accessing coverage have been reported for commercial business and farm policy holders in fire risk areas.