The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposed 500-megwatt photovoltaic solar project on public lands near Desert Center in eastern Riverside County. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more information… IP Land Holdings,…
Representatives from the Morongo Basin Conservation Association will be the guests on the Up Close Show Friday, March 12. President Steve Bardwell and Secretary Laraine Turk will be here to discuss more than 50 years of conservation efforts, to…
In support of the Biden administration’s goal to address climate change and promote renewable energy production, the Bureau of Land Management issued a decision Thursday for a proposed solar project on public lands near Blythe in Riverside…
The county Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to consider an amendment to the County General Plan. The outcome is likely to be the last word on the controversy surrounding the location of large-scale solar and wind energy…
From Victorville to Wonder Valley, residents from all over the high desert traveled to San Bernardino to testify at yesterday’s public hearing on an amendment to the Renewable Energy Conservation Element of the County General Plan. Reporter Mike…
Tomorrow is the last day to register thoughts on reopening the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan, which sets aside land for solar, wind and geothermal development as well as for wildlife habitat and A-T-V use. The plan was finalized…
Land use and renewable energy are on tonight’s agenda of the Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council. Reporter David Haldane explains… Should utility companies be allowed to use desert lands to develop renewable energy sources such as wind and…
The Trump Administration plans to review the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, a plan developed over many years to help protect and conserve millions of acres of desert lands. Representatives from the Bureau of Land Management will hold…
The Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council discussed challenges of internet connectivity in rural areas at its meeting last night. Here with the story is reporter Tanisha Cureton... In last night’s meeting of the MAC, Blake Baxter said…
The Trump Administration announced yesterday that it will consider scrapping a conservation plan developed during the Obama Administration to protect millions of acres of desert in California. The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan,…
Now that the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan has said aside public lands for solar, experts say private land is next. Reporter David Haldane explains… Get ready to fight climate change. Last week government officials signed the Desert…
A deal on conservation and renewable energy between the state of California and federal agencies that was eight years in the making is now a reality. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell signed the record of decision finalizing the Desert…
The Bureau of Land Management released its final environmental review of the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan Tuesday. The plan attempts to identify appropriate development areas for renewable energy projects in California, while…
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) aroused much local comment and involvement during its long development. Reporter Dan Stork says that a recent poll claims strong voter support for the plan… A new poll shows that two-thirds…
Something happened Tuesday in the shape of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Reporter Dan Stork says that's either a good thing or a bad thing for conservation, depending upon how the decision is interpreted… "Stringent…
The Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan is about the siting of renewable energy projects in seven southern California counties. San Bernardino County is independently revising its General Plan for such projects in unincorporated areas.…
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