Sidestepping a thorny, long-running controversy, California officials have proposed a new Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, legislation that could streamline permitting for new housing ...

The western Joshua tree will have similar protections as under the California Endangered Species Act, but with certain permitting mechanisms ... Department of Fish and Wildlife to prepare a ...

California lawmakers passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act on Tuesday as part of the state budget agreement, which also includes $5 million for environmental organizations to participate ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California lawmakers today passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, permanently protecting the iconic and imperiled species. The new law cleared the Assembly 54-15 and the ...

California has enacted the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, the first law aimed at helping to ensure the survival of millions of the climate-threatened trees while accommodating booming ...

Built into Assembly Bill 122 and its counterpart, Senate Bill 122, the state budget agreement bills, the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act marks the first time California would put a permanent ...

The proposed legislation, the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, was made public late Tuesday. Backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, it would prohibit anyone from importing ...

to the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), as required by the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (Act). The Draft Conservation Plan sets forth management practices and guidelines ...

The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act also requires developers to obtain permits and pay fees to kill, damage or remove Joshua trees. That money is earmarked for a conservation fund to purchase ...

Member station KCRW's Caleigh Wells reported on a different resolution that came about last week – the California state legislature passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act. The new law ...

conservation director for the Center for Biological Diversity. The center petitioned in 2019 to have the western Joshua tree listed as threatened, saying hotter temperatures and more intense ...