Feb 06, 2025
Advocacy Update on Key Trump Administration AppointmentsLast Friday, January 31, Doug Burgum was sworn in as the 55th Secretary of the Interior after being confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 79-18. On his first day in office, Secretary Burgum...
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Announce Subcommittee LeadershipIn a joint statement, U.S. Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the following Agriculture subcommittee leadership. This leadership will play an important role in crafting the farm bill and...
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy USDA Announces Key Appointments to Lead on Wildfire PreventionOn January 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced two key appointments by President Trump to support his administration’s focus on forest management, wildfire prevention, and natural resource conservation: Kristin Sleeper as Deputy Undersecretary...
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy Federal Funding Update: The Freeze, The Thaw, and What Comes NextLess than 48 hours after its initial release, a memo ordering the freeze of more than $1 trillion in federal grants, loans, and financial assistance was rescinded by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)....
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy | Community and Economic Development Rural Counties Testify at CPUC Hearing for Last Mile Broadband FundingOn January 30, more than 25 members of the public made comments at the California Public Utilities Commission hearing requesting that the Commission approve funding for broadband projects in Monterey and Calaveras counties. Along with...
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship California Legislators Urge U.S. House Leadership to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) ProgramOn January 27, a bicameral bipartisan group of twenty-three California Legislators sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, strongly urging them to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination...
Jan 31, 2025
Advocacy | Energy CPUC Releases Safety Updates for Energy Storage Systems and Electric Generation FacilitiesOn Monday, January 27th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a Draft Resolution (ESRB-13) to enhance the safety and reliability of electric generation and energy storage facilities by updating CPUC General Order 167. The Draft Resolution...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy USDA Announces Key Slate of Presidential AppointmentsOn Tuesday, January 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced appointments for several senior staff positions. Those appointments include: Kailee Tkacz Buller Appointed as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Preston Parry...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators Call on Treasury Department to Swiftly Publish Data on Impact of Natural Disasters on Homeowners InsuranceOn January 17, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and six other Senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to immediately publish data and analysis...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Fix Our Forests Act Heads to U.S. SenateThe Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the U.S. House of Representatives on January 23, 2025, with a bipartisan vote of 279-141. This legislation, sponsored by House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Representative Scott...