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California senator seeks expansion of land, water protection May. 04, 2021 at 6:00 am Associated Press California Sen. Alex Padilla on Monday proposed a vast expansion of government protection for public lands and rivers that he said would fight climate change and safeguard natural treasures for generations to come. His proposal would combine three bills already passed in the House and looks to take advantage of the Democratic tilt in Washington that is more welcoming to environmental protectio...

California senator seeks expansion of land, water protection May 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this March 16, 2021, file photo, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Padilla on Monday, May 3, 2021, proposed a vast expansion of government protection for public lands and rivers that he said would fight climate change and safeguard natural treasures for generations to come.Alex Bra...

FILE - In this March 16, 2021, file photo, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Padilla on Monday, May 3, 2021, proposed a vast expansion of government protection for public lands and rivers that he said would fight climate change and safeguard natural treasures for generations to come. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) LOS ANGELES — California Sen. Alex Padilla on Monday proposed a vast ...

Table of Contents Bills Seek to Conserve Public Lands and Rivers Across California A hiker walks through Big Tujunga Canyon north of Los Angeles, near one of the areas targeted for safeguards in the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Based on anecdotal reports from around the U.S., more people have been getting outside to hunt, fish, hike, cycle, boat, and more during the COVID-19 pandemic than in recent memory. But despite...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) voted to pass H.R. 803, the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act, a legislative package providing lasting protections for key public lands and waters in Arizona, Colorado, California, and Washington State. This bill designates approximately 1.49 million acres of public lands and wilderness and

U.S. House to vote on Congressman Salud Carbajal’s Central Coast Heritage Protection Act on Friday SANTA BARBARA, Calif -- House representatives from California met Thursday to discuss the importance of protecting one million acres of public land across California. The meeting came ahead of Fridays vote on the Protecting Americas Wilderness and Public Lands Act. Its a package of public lands bills strongly supported by the Biden Administration that would protect lands and waters across Calif...

camera icon Photo © Phillip Gray/Dreamstime. Washington, D.C – The Grand Canyon and Santa Monica Mountains national park sites are among the many beneficiaries of the ambitious public lands package that passed the House of Representatives today that aims to protect public lands, combat climate change and advance environmental justice. The ‘Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act’ passed the House in a 227-200 vote, and, if enacted, would designate almos...