Oct 10, 2025
Barbed Wire | Bill of the Week | Federal Advocacy Bill of the Week: BECCS Advancement Commission Act of 2025 (H.R. 5597)Last week, RCRC expressed support for a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Jim Costa (CA-21, D-Fresno) and Representative Blake Moore (UT-1), which would create a commission to provide recommendations to help advance Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technologies
May 08, 2025
Federal Advocacy RCRC Delegation Returns to Washington DCThis week, an RCRC Delegation returned to Washington DC to meet with the Administration about issues of importance to our rural communities
Jan 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Federal Advocacy | Fix Our Forests Act 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...
Jan 24, 2025
Barbed Wire | Federal Advocacy RCRC Priorities a Topic of Discussion During Inaugural WeekA number of Supervisors from California counties made the trek to Washington, DC for the inauguration, including RCRC Chair, Supervisor Geri Byrne (Modoc County) and Second Vice-Chair, Bob Nelson (Santa Barbara County). Extending their stay...
Jan 10, 2025
Barbed Wire | Federal Advocacy TORCH Act Introduced to Promote Healthy Forest ManagementOn January 3, the first day of the 119th Congress, Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Butte) introduced the Targeted Operations to Remove Catastrophic Hazards (TORCH) Act, which aims to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health. The...