Caltrans faces legal battle over I-80 Freeway

By Gerardo Zavala | June 7, 2024 | Daily Democrat

The Sierra Club and the Environmental Council of Sacramento have filed a lawsuit against Caltrans alleging legally inadequate environmental analysis of the Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project that would add two new lanes through Yolo County … A press release from the two environmental agencies filing the lawsuit claimed that the environmental impact report “grossly underestimates increased vehicular travel, which would emit far larger quantities of greenhouse gasses and air pollutants than claimed.”

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Here’s what Solano County’s California Forever project could mean for Sacramento

By Robin Douglas | June 2, 2024 | Sacramento Business Journal

Immediate Past President of the ECOS Board of Directors, Ralph Propper, was quoted in a Sacramento Business Journal article about the proposed California Forever project.

“I think this project will make things worse in all regards,” Propper said, listing air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and habitat preservation as likely to be harmed by the development.
He also noted that California Forever’s footprint is only a bit farther from the city of Sacramento than the city of Lincoln in Placer County. “The Sacramento area has some of the worst air quality in the country, and look at the way the wind blows,” he said.

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Sacramento celebrates Earth Day with live bats, salmon life cycle and composting

By Mathew Miranda | Updated April 21, 2024 9:46 PM | The Sacramento Bee

Hundreds of people came to Sacramento’s Southside Park to learn about wildlife and the environment as part of an Earth Day celebration on April 21, 2024.

Why is this influential Sacramento developer pushing for sprawl south of Highway 50?

Proposal for sprawling development south of Highway 50 is missing key details for Folsom and El Dorado County

By the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board | Monday, April 22, 2024 | The Sacramento Bee

Angelo Tsakopoulos already has an ownership interest in thousands of acres of adjacent ranch land. The 87-year-old father of California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis is pushing for a 2,800-acre, 8,000-home complex that is not in any existing government-approved growth plan and is beyond Sacramento County’s urban services boundary.

“If we’re going to invest in roads, how are we going to offset those goals with our goals for (the environment)?”

By Robin Epley | July 21, 2023 | The Sacramento Bee

“They’re not wrong that the road conditions in Sacramento, all over the county, are bad,” Sam Rice told me. “(But) roads degrade, that’s what they do.” Rice is the transportation team lead for the Environmental Council of Sacramento and sits on the board for the Sacramento Metro Advocates for Rail and Transit, where he advises the city of Sacramento and other communities on how the future of transportation can co-exist with smart climate policy. “Road investment in the past has always been something that we simply did out of habit and it’s something that I feel, in the future, we should be thinking of in the context of complete streets,” Rice said. “If we’re going to invest in roads, how are we going to offset those goals with our goals for (the environment)?”

California Natural Resources Agency Screening California’s Watershed: Healing in Sacramento 4/21

The Chronicles Group documentary California’s Watershed: Healing screening at the California Natural Resources Agency headquarters showcases local efforts to restore and preserve the ecosystem. A must-see!
Address: California Natural Resources Agency 715 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Timetable

Friday, April 21, 2023 | 4:30PM | Introduction by Director and Founder of The Chronicles Group James Thebaut.

4:40PM | Screening

5:30PM | Experts panel, moderated by Wade Crowfoot, Secretary California’s Natural Resources

Angela Avery, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Andrew Fecko, General Manager, Placer County Water Agency
Don Hankins, Plains Miwok fire expert and professor at California State University, Chico
Nichole Morgan, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board

6:00PM | Light refreshments reception

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