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ForestWatch Joins Nationwide Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rollback of Oil Industry Methane Standards

By on October 1, 2018 in Oil Development

Groups seek to restore pollution controls for drilling and fracking on public lands.

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Land and Water Conservation Fund Set to Expire Unless Congress Acts

By on September 25, 2018 in Call to Action, Kern County, Location, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

Over 125 parks across the Central Coast have received funding through the legislation.

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Trails, Schools, and Conservation Lands to Be Opened for Oil Drilling, Fracking Across Central Coast

By on August 28, 2018 in Call to Action, Fracking, Monterey County, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County

Proposal could open up over 200,000 acres of public land and mineral estate along Central Coast to drilling and fracking.

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Trump Administration Begins Process to Reopen 1.6 Million Acres in California to Oil Drilling and Fracking

By on August 8, 2018 in Call to Action, Carrizo Plain, Cuyama Valley, Fracking, Oil Development, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

The public has 30 days to comment on impacts of fracking in central California.

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Appeal Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon

By on July 24, 2018 in Fracking, Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County, Wildlife Protection

Groups appeal judge’s decision allowing 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.

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House Passes Farm Bill That Would Gut Forest Protections

By on June 27, 2018 in Fire, Forest Service, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Roads, Wildfire, Wildlife Protection

H.R. 2 expands environmental exemptions for logging, road construction, and other activities on national forest lands.

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Understanding Fire in Our Region

By on June 19, 2018 in Uncategorized

Learn about natural chaparral fire ecology, how humans are changing it, and what we can do to protect communities.

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Forest Service Receives Overwhelming Opposition to Proposed Commercial Logging Projects

By on June 1, 2018 in California Condor, Forest Service, Kern County, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Mt. Pinos Area, Roadless Areas, Wildlife Protection

Over 99% of public comments submitted opposed the project.

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Forest Service Reopens Thomas Fire Area, Some Trails and Campgrounds Remain Closed

By on May 31, 2018 in Santa Barbara County, Trails & Public Access, Ventura County, Wildfire

Trails on Santa Barbara city and county land remain closed, and caution is urged in some areas that have reopened.

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Judge Rules in Favor of Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon Case

By on May 1, 2018 in Oil Development, Santa Paula Canyon, Ventura County

Ruling will allow 19 new oil wells in the scenic and biologically-important canyon.

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