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When fires create floods: Is California ready for a cascade of disasters? – San Francisco Chronicle
"Just getting people alerted to emergencies in our communities can be very difficult sometimes." In this SF Chronicle article highlighting the potential of high-risk flood events around wildfire burn scars, RCRC's Policy Advocate Staci Heaton weighs in, emphasizing the challenge of alerting rural residents when flood and debris are moving toward their communities. The risk of flooding is exceptionally high in California's wildfire-affected areas, which can lead to downstream debris flow that threatens small and rural communities.
Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) and UTOPIA Fiber Formalize Partnership –Golden State Connect Authority
Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) and Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) Fiber have formalized a partnership agreement to assist in the development and administration of reliable, affordable high-speed internet infrastructure in rural California. Through this partnership, GSCA seeks to further its mission to bridge the divide in internet access across its 40 rural member counties by deploying an Open-Access, municipal broadband fiber network.
EPA proposes national rules to ramp up electric cars – CalMatters
Closely mirroring California’s landmark mandate, the Biden administration today proposed new greenhouse gas emission standards that will scale up sales of electric cars and trucks nationwide. If enacted, the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards would be among the most stringent and aggressive measures the federal agency has ever taken to slash planet-warming tailpipe pollution, clean up dirty air and tackle climate change.