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Newsom blocks effort to ease environmental restrictions on wildfire prevention activities

10/16/24 7:06 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California Endangered Species Act (CESA) clearing brush around homes and buildings home hardening to mitigate fires ranches and vineyards face fire threat streamlining CESA reviews and permitting
Gov. Newsom has vetoed a bill to expedite permits for activities that reduce fuel loads in high wildfire severity zones near homes.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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