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Opposition to Radio Tower Angered by County’s Response and What they Call...
Two years ago, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved a permit that would allow the construction of a 365-foot radio tower in the Yolo County Central Landfill by Results Radio. However, the...
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Yolo Public Officials Speak Out Against the Bay Delta Plan
On Monday, state and federal officials announced the availability of a public draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and an accompanying environmental review document. The BDCP includes a proposal to...
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Community News: People’s Climate Action Day, School Board Events
Sunder For School Board Hosts “Back To School Kickoff” Celebration! Join Madhavi Sunder and her team of energized campaign volunteers for its “Back to School Kickoff” celebration hosted by the Zaragoza...
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The Yolo County Habitat Conservancy – A Long and Expensive Journey
by Bruce Guelden In 1994, several dozen Yolo County officials assembled in Woodland, Ca. They met with the purpose of developing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). This is a government program that...
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Monsanto’s Roundup Discontinued in the Woodland School District
(From Press Release) – The Woodland Coalition for Green Schools commends the Woodland Joint Unified School in finally taking its first steps towards a comprehensive reform of its pest management...
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Eight Environmental Justice Activists Arrested at Monsanto Plant Monday
By Crescenzo Vellucci Eight environmental activists who maintain “Monsanto is poisoning the world” were arrested at the main gates of the Woodland Monsanto Headquarters in the early morning hours...
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Local Environmental Heros Honored by Sierra Club
This year, environmentalists from the local Sierra Club Yolano Group’s area (primarily Yolo County) received 4 of the 6 individual awards given for all of Northern California at the Sierra Club’s...
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Winters Votes To Join Valley Clean Energy
(From VCE – Press Release) – The city of Winters is the fourth local jurisdiction to join Valley Clean Energy, Yolo County’s not-for-profit public clean power electricity agency. The cities of...
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 2
by Alan Pryor – Chair, Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates are vying for the office of Yolo County District 4 Supervisor – Jim Provenza, Linda Deos, and David...
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Guest Commentary: Why You Won’t See Any David Abramson for Yolo County...
By David Abramson This is our beautiful lawn sign. You won’t see any of them out in town though. Here’s why: Lawn signs are typically made from corrugated plastic AKA polypropylene (PP), which is...
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 3
by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 3rd in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4 Supervisor...
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Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 4
by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group This article is the 4th and final in a 4-part series on questions presented by the Sierra Club Yolano Group to candidates in the Yolo County District 4...
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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Board Unanimously Votes to Move Forward on...
by Nick Buxton By unanimous vote at its Tuesday March 10th meeting, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors directed its staff to work with a local group of community advocates to develop a climate...
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Guest Commentary: Wildfires Underscore Urgency to Rein in Climate Change
By Elisabeth Robbins and Mark Reynolds My friend hurriedly evacuated her dream home northeast of Vacaville as flames advanced down the hillside. In the Mendocino National Forest, firefighters burned...
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While Massive CA Fires Burn, Supervisors Declare a Climate Emergency, Commit...
By Juliette Beck With smoke still rising from one of California’s most massive wildfires on record, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to accelerate local climate action and to fund a...
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Yolo County Issues Warning Due to ‘Exceptional Drought Conditions’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – While California is used to a cycle of drought, floods, and fires, this drought is exceptional and, while it has largely been an inconvenience to...
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Valley Clean Energy Celebrates Putah Creek Solar Farm Groundbreaking
The crowd at the public unveiling of the Putah Creek Solar Farm west of Winters on Aug. 10 includes Valley Clean Energy board members and management, SMUD personnel, project co-owner and Winters farmer...
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Guest Commentary: Cache Creek at a Crossroads
Schwarzgruber mine reclamation, Yolo County, November 2021Photo credit: Alessa Johns By Juliette Beck This morning beginning at 8:30AM the Yolo County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on...
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Sierra Club Sues Yolo County to Demand ‘Environmental Safeguards’ of Teichert...
Special to the Vanguard Yolo County, CA – The Yolano Group Sierra Club announced on Friday that it was joining a lawsuit with a local citizen’s group, Yolo Land and Water Defense, demanding changes to...
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Yolo BOS Votes to Upgrade Valley Clean Energy to 100% Renewable
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA – The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to upgrade to Valley Clean Energy’s 100% renewable, 100% carbon-free UltraGreen service. This...
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