Tennessee Capitol to get new protection zone amid GOP security push

Republicans say Tennessee's Capitol area needs additional security due to heightened concerns about riots, unrest and terror ...

What to plant (and what to remove) in California's new 'Zone Zero' fire-safety proposal

After years of debate between fire officials seeking total vegetation removal within the first 5 feet of homes and ecologists ...
The San Bernardino Sun

California again delays ‘zone zero’ wildfire protection rules for homes

A California state agency won’t meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes from wildfires, rules that experts say could have limited the ...
The Spokesman-Review

As California delays ‘zone zero’ wildfire protection rules, study finds clearing vegetation prevented home damage in LA fires

SAN JOSE, Calif. – As California again delays controversial rules requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to maintain a 5-foot “ember-resistant” zone around their houses, a new report finds that ...
Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay anchor-out era nears end

The last of the boat residents has been removed from the eelgrass protection zone between Sausalito and Strawberry.
Marin Independent Journal

Richardson Bay ‘eelgrass protection zone’ goes into effect

The Richardson Bay Regional Agency has officially launched the “eelgrass protection zone,” a milestone in a long effort to restore the ecological resource. The move is part of an initiative to remove ...