In Episode 414 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the updated DOI/BLM Western Solar Plan and its six proposals - including one to raze down 22 million public land acres across 11 states - to catalyze utility-scale solar projects. The affected states would be: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Tune in to learn about this problematic plan.
SHOW NOTES
2024 Draft Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development PEIS/RMPA
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Energy
Utility-Scale Solar vs. Distributed Solar: Advantages and Disadvantages (Part 2)
BHA OPPOSES SOLAR DEVELOPMENT IN PRIORITY HABITAT, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND POPULAR PUBLIC LAND HUNTING GROUNDS