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Ben Schill after Last Night’s Community Meeting When communities gather together to finally take action on a sore subject, the mood is often angry and aggressive. But, when between 40 and 50 community members assembled last night for a discussion about the effect, both physical and social, of diesel on our environment, the mood was quiet, thoughtful, and inclusive. “We’re
Read moreOmens for the marijuana industry have been increasingly bleak of late. Diesel spills have brought attention to the ugly environmental damage that the industry has yet failed to address. Furthermore, what appears to be the largest FBI raid in Northern California history targeted our area just a month ago. And, just recently Scott Burns, Dept. Director of the White House
Read morePacific Giant Salamander under diesel sheen below the Hacker Creek Spill Updating the diesel spill found at the site of an alleged marijuana grow, George Rolff, Country Real Estate agent, tells me that the property is “95 % clean–almost everything is out of the creek.” As the agent for the property, he has shown the place to 3 or 4
Read moreRidge between Salmon Creek Watershed and Briceland Area “We have been in contact with the property owner. I cannot give you the name. At this time there are no plans for a physical arrest but a case will probably be submitted for both [marijuana and environmental crimes].” Lieutenant John Wilcox of the California Dept of Fish and Game was among
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