By Lynn La – CalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out […]
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Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.
by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Broken Promises: Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest More in this series The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it […]
A Chance Meeting That Changed the Klamath: A Biologist’s Dam Story
By Carl Reese Hi folks, I am going to share the events of a day back in June 1999 that changed the Klamath River forever and changed many of your lives. It changed mine for sure, but before I get to 1999 I am going to tell y’all that everybody […]
L.A. fires still rage as possible reasons emerge
By Lynn LaCalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires that broke out Tuesday in Southern California as more than 100,000 residents remain under evacuation orders. To date, the fires have killed at least 24 […]
The LA Fires: Karma, Retribution or Agenda 2030?
It’s All of Them Publisher Summary: In 2001, Siskiyou County became ground zero for what would be called the first major water war of the 21st century. The conflict began in Klamath Falls when local water rights were threatened with cancellation. The catalyst was a claim by local Indian tribes […]
Three years later, surplus spending casts a shadow over Newsom’s new state budget
by Dan Walters, CalMatters January 10, 2025 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Fashioning a budget for a state as large and diverse as California is a fraught process under the best of circumstances, […]
California’s Perfect Storm: Historical Devastating Fires and the State’s Insurance Crisis – California Globe
Gov. Gavin Newsom misled the public in 2021 about his wildfire prevention efforts by 690% SUMMARY: California’s wildfire crisis, exacerbated by mismanagement of forests and water resources, has led to a catastrophic insurance crisis. Governor Newsom’s overstated wildfire prevention efforts and inadequate funding for the California FAIR Plan have left […]
Wild Horses Can Help Prevent Wildfires, Advocates Say- the EPOCHTIMES
Horses don’t tear out the roots of plants while grazing, unlike cattle and sheep, says Simpson. By Brad Jones – the EPOCH TIMES At his ranch along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County in Northern California, near the Oregon border, William Simpson lives among free-roaming native American wild horses in what […]
Government Corruption – The Bureau of Land Management’s Mismanagement of American Wild Horses is Costing Taxpayers $155-Million/Year
Americans had 90,000 American wild horses living wild and free in America in 2016 according to the Bureau of Land Management (‘BLM’). The BLM’s May 2024 census stated there were just 59,000, and that was before 20,000 more wild horses were rounded up during the balance of the year. Keep […]
Tax loopholes cost California and its cities $107 billion but get little scrutiny
by Dan Walters – CalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Among the hundreds of bills introduced in every session of the California Legislature, a few deal with what state officials term “tax expenditures,” […]