CALIFORNIA DESERT COALITION
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Rooftop Solar Saves Lands and Budgets
WEBINAR ROOFTOP SOLAR SAVES LAND AND BUDGETS Thursday, September 30, 2021 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Register to attend: info@desertcoalition.org Subscribe to our mailing list for future updates Join the California Desert Coalition (CDC), [...]
From the Desert Sun: Joshua trees protected in historic vote
ENDANGERED SPECIES NEWS Joshua trees protected under the California Endangered Species Act in historic vote By Mark Olalde Published: September 22, 2020 In a likely precedent-setting decision, the California Fish and Game Commission on Tuesday voted [...]
Tools for Effective Advocacy: Media Training 101
WEBINAR TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY: MEDIA TRAINING 101 Thursday, May 20, 2021 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Register to attend: info@desertcoalition.org Join the California Desert Coalition (CDC) via Zoom on Thursday, May 20 from [...]
From CEC: Commissioner Responds to Restoration of DRECP
RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS CEC Commissioner Douglas Responds to Biden Administration Action Restoring the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan For Immediate Release: February 17, 2021 SACRAMENTO – California Energy Commissioner Karen Douglas released the following statement in response [...]
From E&E News: Interior axes Trump wildlife protection rollbacks
RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS Interior Axes Trump Wildlife Protection Rollbacks Scott Streater, E&E News reporter Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Solar panels installed in California as part of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Tom Brewster Photography/Bureau [...]
Power of the Purse: Federal Appropriations & the California Desert
WEBINAR POWER OF THE PURSE: FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS & THE CALIFORNIA DESERT Thursday, February 25, 2021 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Register to attend: info@desertcoalition.org Join the California Desert Coalition (CDC) via Zoom on Thursday, [...]
Outgoing Trump Administration Reopens California Desert to Unnecessary Development
PRESS RELEASE Outgoing Trump Administration Reopens California Desert to Unnecessary Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 27, 2021 CONTACT: Mariana Maguire, Communications Director, Info@DesertCoalition.org Yucca Valley, California. On January 14, 2021, during the Trump Administration’s [...]
Outgoing Administration Nixes Balanced Use, Reopens Desert for Development
BLOG Outgoing Administration Nixes Balanced Use, Reopens Desert for Development By Frazier Haney Published: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 After years of hinting, the Trump Administration in its final days released a draft Land Use Plan [...]