Aug 29, 2025
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management CalRecycle Releases SB 54 Single Use Packaging Regulations for 45-Day Comment PeriodOn August 22, CalRecycle began the official Administrative Procedure Act process by releasing proposed SB 54 single-use packaging regulations for public comment. Comments are due by October 7
Aug 29, 2025
Advocacy | Solid Waste Management Circular Action Alliance Announces SB 54 Single Use Packaging Stakeholder Consultation SessionsCircular Action Alliance (CAA), the producer responsibility organization (PRO) selected to administer California’s SB 54 single use packaging law, has announced a series of consultation sessions for stakeholders
Aug 29, 2025
Advocacy USDA Extends Comment Deadline for Reorganization PlanRCRC has filed comments on the USDA Reorganization Plan ahead of the new deadline
Aug 29, 2025
Advocacy | Air Quality USDA Opens Comment Period for Roadless RuleOn Wednesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the intent to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed rescission of the USDA Forest Service Roadless Rule
Aug 29, 2025
Advocacy | Transportation DOT Cancels $175 Million in Funding for California Rail ProjectsOn August 26, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) withdrew funding for four projects related to California’s High-Speed Rail project
Aug 22, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship State Board of Forestry Gets New Executive DirectorAfter weeks of searching, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) has named a new Executive Officer
Aug 22, 2025
Advocacy | County Operations Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 632 (Hart) – Local Ordinances: Administrative Fines or PenaltiesAssembly Bill 632, sponsored by RCRC and authored by Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara), seeks to strengthen local enforcement mechanisms for state
Aug 22, 2025
Advocacy September 30 Deadline Looms: Farm Bill, SRS, and Appropriations OutlookCongress is set to return from recess on September 2nd, giving lawmakers just four weeks to avert a government shutdown and reauthorize
Aug 15, 2025
Advocacy | County Operations Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 340 (Ahrens) – Public Employee CommunicationsRCRC, in coalition with our public agency partners, strongly opposes Assembly Bill 340, authored by Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens (D-Cupertino). This measure seeks to broadly expand confidential communication protections by barring a public employer from
Aug 08, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship RCRC Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Secure More Funding for Rural CommunitiesRCRC supports the bipartisan More Opportunities for Rural Economies (MORE) Grants Package, introduced in the U.S. Senate on August 4.