Feb 06, 2026

Advocacy   |   Public Safety and Emergency Management Interior Announces $20M Available to Strengthen Local Wildfire Response

On February 2, the Department of the Interior announced that up to $20 million is available to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response capacity in another round of funding for the Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program.

Feb 06, 2026

Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife CDFW Invasive Species Program News - Grant Announcement

California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) QZ Grant Program announces that the application period for the 2025 cycle will open on March 9, 2026, and will close on April 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy Appropriations Update

The U.S. Senate reached a late-day agreement on Thursday, to avert a broad shutdown of the federal government, by splitting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding measure away from the remaining five full-year appropriations bills. If the Senate successfully advances the measure, attention would turn to the House of Representatives

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy   |   Public Safety and Emergency Management Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 899 (Grove) – Wildfire Smoke Health Assessment

RCRC is a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 899, authored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield). This measure seeks to require the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force to create a wildfire smoke health assessment, intended to provide important data that would better align public health and wildfire resilience efforts

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy   |   Solid Waste Management Several RCRC Supported Legislative Proposals Advance at Deadline

Thursday, January 29, was a key deadline by which bills introduced in 2025 must advance out of their house of origin in order to continue through the legislative process. Several RCRC sponsored and supported legislative proposals have moved forward

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy   |   Air Quality CARB Seeks Feedback on Dairy and Livestock Methane Emissions

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is soliciting feedback on dairy and livestock sector methane emissions to inform their work toward reaching short-lived climate pollutant reduction targets

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy   |   Water and Wildlife Federal Approval Moves Sites Reservoir Forward

On Friday January 23, the federal government approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Sites Reservoir Project in Colusa and Glenn Counties, unlocking a funding source

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy   |   Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Support Lake Tahoe Conservation Efforts

On January 27, California Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, along with Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen introduced the Santini-Burton Modernization Act, which would deliver more funding to protect the Lake Tahoe Basin with no new costs to taxpayers.

Jan 30, 2026

Advocacy USDA Forest Service Issues Revised Oil and Gas Leasing Rule

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service finalized revisions to its regulation governing federal oil and gas resources on National Forest System lands. The revision modernizes and streamlines the process for managing energy development across millions of acres

Jan 23, 2026

Advocacy Appropriations Update 

On January 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its four remaining appropriations bills…