Commerce Secretary Rules for California Beach, Against Toll Road
SAN DEIGO, California, December 18, 2008 (ENS) – Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez today upheld objections by the California Coastal Commission over the Transportation Corridor Agency’s plans to build a six-lane, 16-mile highway through one of the most ecologically diverse state beaches in the California state parks system. The proposed toll road, State Route 241 [...]
Read More »Dam Upgrades Will Double Flood Protection for Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, California, January 11, 2008 (ENS) – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday announced the start of a construction project that will double flood protection in most areas of the Sacramento region. The project includes improvements to Folsom Dam, located on the American River about 23 miles northeast [...]
Read More »California Criticizes Planned Transmission Line Through Park
SAN DIEGO, California, January 3, 2007 (ENS) – Local electricity generation would be better for California’s environment than San Diego Gas and Electric’s proposed Sunrise Powerlink transmission line, state and federal agencies said today in a draft environmental impact report. It is the first official government analysis of the harm that could result from the [...]
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