In two articles released by Politico this week, RCRC Senior Policy Advocate, Staci Heaton, lends her voice to the conversation around wildfire mitigation efforts, the urgent needs, and the need to ensure California’s residents can have access to insurance.
In a story on August 28th, California is adding green jobs. That means more labor fights, Heaton is quoted regarding the urgent need for wildfire mitigation projects that have led to RCRC’s opposition to AB338. This bill could slow the pace of fire mitigation projects that are desperately needed on a large scale throughout rural communities to help prevent wildfire.
The following day, Politico released another story,Here’s where California still needs to rake its forests, drawing attention to the fact that California's forested communities are at risk due to the urgent need for action in meeting the state's wildfire prevention goals. In a recent interview with Politico, Heaton emphasized the importance of state action in wildfire prevention to ensure that Californians can continue to live in their homes and communities and have access to insurance for their properties.
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California is adding green jobs. That means more labor fights - Politico
Here’s where California still needs to rake its forests - Politico