Nov 14, 2025
Barbed Wire RCRC Comments on CARB’s Proposed Updates to Landfill Methane RegulationOn November 10th, RCRC submitted formal comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on its proposed updates to the Landfill Methane Regulation. RCRC joined a broad industry and local government coalition
Nov 14, 2025
Barbed Wire Fish and Wildlife Service Drops National Recovery Plan for Gray WolvesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced it will not move forward with a national recovery plan for gray wolves, stating in a November 3 finding that the species should not remain federally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Gray wolves continue
Nov 14, 2025
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Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire | Legislative Digest RCRC Releases 2025 Legislative Digest: A Guide to the Latest Legislation Impacting Rural California CountiesRCRC’s Legislative Digest is a thorough guide to significant bills representing the advocacy efforts of the RCRC Government Affairs staff during the legislative session
Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire Upcoming Webinar: Navigating the Brown Act 2.0Join RCRC on December 15th for an exclusive webinar for county employees, providing “need to know” details about recent Brown Act changes within SB 707 (Durazo). Hosted by RCRC in partnership with
Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire RCRC Opposes CPUC’s Proposed Termination of Small-Scale Bioenergy ProgramOn November 3rd, RCRC formally opposed the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Proposed Decision that would terminate the state’s BioMAT program on December 31, 2025
Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire Little Hoover Commission Report Proposes Raising Energy Prices to Increase AffordabilityThe Little Hoover Commission, an independent state oversight body, released a report on the high costs of electricity in California
Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire RCRC Attends Red Sky Summit on Wildfire Prevention and Forest ManagementOn Tuesday, more than 600 experts and thought leaders in the wildfire mitigation space convened in San Francisco to discuss
Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal issues SNAP Payments Partially Restored Amid Ongoing Federal Government ShutdownSNAP benefits lapsed in many states over the weekend for the first time in the program’s 60-year history, as the federal government shutdown continues. However, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) planned to fully suspend benefits, two federal court orders issued last week require
Nov 07, 2025
Barbed Wire | federal appointments BLM Director Nominee Announced and USDA Rural Development Undersecretary Nominee Appears Before U.S. SenateOn November 5, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to consider the “Nomination of Glen Smith to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development” and President Trump nominated Stevan Pearce to be director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management