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Friends of the Eel River: PG&E Admits Scott Dam Faces Serious Seismic Risks WWW: Eel River diversions play a major role in keeping water running year-round to the Russian River. Anything that happens on the Eel has big impacts on Sonoma County. Greetings Friends, Have you heard the latest news from PG&E? The company appears …
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Extension of Public Comment Period for Board Workshop on Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life The State Water Board will accept written comments on the staff proposed framework to Make Water Conservation a California Way of Life. The comment deadline has been changed from March 24, 2023 at noon to March 30, 2023 at …
Forest Unlimited: Action Lodge by the River, Thurs. Mar 23, 1:40 pm. Supervisors’ Chambers, Santa Rosa [WWW would add that 224 acres across the River from this proposed project is due to be logged this spring as approved by CalFire).] Our lead on this issue, Kimberly, has an action you can take on protecting redwoods …
For immediate release: Court Orders State Back to the Drawing Board on Cancer-Causing Pesticide Draft regulation for fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene must protect farmworkers who labor near fields Oakland, CA – The Alameda County Superior Court ruled last week (attached) that a proposed regulation fails to protect farmworkers who labor near fumigated fields from harmful levels of …
Thank you Supervisor Gorin and Coursey for voting for a sane winery event ordinance. Unfortunately, the other 3 supervisors justified their decision buying into lower complaints and only the big guys were the bad guys talk. Last we looked the wine industry was consolidated to 80% ownership by large corporations. After the grapes are gone …
Excerpt: “If Permit Sonoma staff had to wear emblems identifying their sponsors, like NASCAR drivers, we’d know why, out of the blue, the Planning Commission recommendations are being revised.” OUR Letter RE: Sonoma County Local Coastal Plan www.winewaterwatch.org March 7, 2023 Supervisor: Susan.Gorin@sonoma-county.org; David.Rabbitt@sonoma-county.org; district3@sonoma-county.org; district4@sonoma-county.org; district5@sonoma-county.org California Coastal Commission: NorthCentralCoast@coastal.ca.gov Caryl.Hart@coastal.ca.gov RE: Adoption of Local Coastal Plan Wine …