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Jing
Qian
Air Quality and GHG Specialist
Berkeley

Josh
Boldt

Senior Ecologist
Lake Tahoe

Christine
Babla

Urban Design + Planning
Practice Leader
San Diego

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Task Force Shares Information on Governor’s Emergency Proclamation to Expedite Fire Fuel Treatments

On March 1, 2025, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency to expedite implementation of fire fuel treatment projects. Among other provisions, the Proclamation directs the suspension of certain “statutes, rules, regulations, and requirements” for projects subject to approval by departments of the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency for “critical fuel reduction projects” that are “initiated this calendar year.” It also called for the immediate update of the California Vegetation Treatment Program EIR to increase its usefulness and efficiency for “promoting rapid environmental review for large wildfire risk reduction treatments.” At its Regional Meeting in Marin County on March 27, 2025, the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force released more information to explain how CNRA and CalEPA will execute this directive.

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