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S1E20: California still doesn't know what to do about the western Joshua tree

S1E20: California still doesn't know what to do about the western Joshua tree

From90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast


S1E20: California still doesn't know what to do about the western Joshua tree

From90 Miles from Needles: the Desert Protection Podcast

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On October 12, the California Fish and Game Commission postponed a decision yet again on whether to grant the western Joshua tree protection under the California Endangered Species Act. Chris and Alicia speak to Brendan Cummings of the Center for Biological Diversity about what happened, and what the future holds for the beleaguered tree. Plus news!
Learn more about the Center for Biological Diversity: https://biologicaldiversity.org/
Listen to the California Fish and Game Commission's October 12 meeting: https://cal-span.org/meeting/cfg_20221012/
Read the Salt Lake Tribune article on Steven Lund's crackpot nuclear idea to "save" the Great Salt Lake: https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/10/19/another-wild-idea-save-great/
Comment on the Rough Hat Clark County solar project: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-seeks-comments-proposed-rough-hat-clark-county-solar-project-near-pahrump
Basin and Range Watch has more about Rough Hat Clark County solar: https://www.basinandrangewatch.org/RoughHat-Solar.html Support us!: https://90milesfromneedles.com/patreonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (54)

It's not a real desert hike unless you get thirsty. Unless your skin gets punctured by an innocent-looking plant. Unless you have a close encounter with a nervous venomous critter. The desert is alive, and it will defend itself. And we will help. 90 Miles from Needles’ cohosts Chris Clarke and Alicia Pike bring you stories from far out in the American outback: a land unlike any other that is both intense and subtle, that has endured for eons in the harshest conditions imaginable but which could go away in a heartbeat if we act the wrong way. Science, politics, hiking and history, culture and creativity all go into defending the desert. Be forewarned.: We are out to recruit you to the cause.