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Joshua Trees Receive Massive Protections Under Passage Of Budget Trailer Bill

June 28, 2023 1:31 pmJune 28, 2023 1:31 pm

The western Joshua tree received permanent protections on Tuesday after years of previous attempts by lawmakers and environmental groups by being passed through a budget trailer bill rather than a more traditional endangered or threatened species listing. Federally, an attempt...

California Fish and Game Commission Delays Decision on Joshua Tree Protections

June 17, 2022 2:30 amJune 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to an agreement on Thursday on whether or not to list the Joshua tree as a threatened species, delaying a vote over the matter until October. For years, the Joshua tree...

Trophy Hunting, African Animal Product Importation Ban Bill To Be Heard In Assembly Committee

August 4, 2020 6:30 amAugust 3, 2020 8:53 pm

This week, the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife is due to have a hearing over a bill that would effectively end wildlife trafficking into California. A trophy hunt, wild animal importation ban Senate Bill 1175, authored by Senator...

California Moves to Set Water Pumping Limits Without Federal Input

April 3, 2020 2:18 amApril 3, 2020 5:23 pm

Last year federal investigations found that water could be diverted to farmland On Tuesday, California broke with policy and issued a new operating permit for its water project in the Central Valley without federal input. A break from federal...