RCRC wishes to thank the participants of the 2024 Annual Meeting, our generous sponsors, and the expert panelists, and our keynote speaker who, together, made this a memorable event. This year, over 300 participants, including...
On September 22, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2902 (Wood, D-Healdsburg), which makes several changes to CalRecycle’s SB 1383 organic waste regulations, including: Extending the existing rural exemption for the state’s 19 counties with fewer than...
On September 25, 2024, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California), Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) and Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) urged President Biden to grant Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to the...
On September 25, 2024, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024 (S. 4900). The bill passed out of committee overwhelmingly by a vote of 14-1. The Investing in...
On September 19, 2024, Congress Member Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-North Coast) led a group of 33 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, supporting the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) National...
On September 18, 2024, U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) announced that a total of $4,106,321 has been awarded to Congressional District 1 for critical disaster recovery and preparedness projects. These grants will support various initiatives...
On September 17, 2024, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove), along with several other lawmakers, reintroduced the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 9602), which would allow states to choose to designate accredited, nonprofit land trusts to...