Placer County Local News: Environment

Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) is initiating a project aimed at enhancing the resilience of California's forestlands by acquiring and processing surplus biomass into pelletized fuel.

At the February 26 Auburn City Council meeting, Sustainability Committee member Roke Whitson reported that a greenhouse gas inventory recently revealed the city of Auburn has cut its emissions almost in half over the past 17 years.

The Truckee Town Council met on Tuesday, Feb. 27 to discuss an initiative involving the purchase of six zero-emission battery electric vans for the transit fleet and update on electrical vehicle charging infrastructure. 

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.

American River Conservancy recently announced the completed purchase of 1,025 acres of riparian habitat and oak woodland habitat near the Cosumnes River in El Dorado County.

Benefits of the state's new, strict water conservation rules may not outweigh the costs, analysts say.