Brian Schmidt

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Biggest Step Yet to Close Lehigh Quarry

Last month we received the great news that Lehigh Quarry operators were shutting down the kiln at the Lehigh cement...

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Ask Supervisors to Begin Closing Lehigh’s Cement Plant

Update: On December 13, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ask the County Planning Commission to consider revoking the...

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Tule Elk

Species Spotlight: Tule Elk

Sometimes when nature is destroyed it is lost forever, but fortunately that is not always true. California’s tule elk once...

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Measure Q Defeat Means More Work Ahead

While environmental issues mostly did well at the ballot box in November, there was one big disappointment in San Benito...

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Tell San Jose: Don’t Let Them Undo Coyote Valley’s Protection

Less than 1 year ago, San Jose made the historic decision to protect Coyote Valley from industrial development. Now, the...

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Support Measure Q to Protect Agriculture and Open Space

  This November, San Benito County voters will have a chance for long-term preservation of 2,700 acres that they previously...

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Proposed Development Endangers Biodiversity in North Coyote Valley

On June 8th, the San Jose Planning Commission voted 5-3 to direct city staff to conduct a more thorough review...

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Drought Makes Green Foothills’ Mission Even More Important

Residents of the Bay Area are quite familiar with the golden hillsides surrounding us during the summer dry season. Yet...

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Ask Planning Commissioners to Oppose New Coyote Valley Development

On Wednesday, June 8, the San Jose Planning Commission will consider whether to approve a 5,900 square foot residence on...

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Ask Supervisors to Make Lehigh Quarry Pay for Violations

On Tuesday, June 7, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will receive a report summarizing the more than 2,100...

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Glass Half-Full? High-Speed Rail Avoids Destroying Gilroy Farmland

Regardless of how one may feel about High-Speed Rail (HSR), it is important that it avoids and mitigates impacts to...

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Santa Clara County Continues Agricultural Preservation Work

On Tuesday, April 19, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors decided to continue making progress on financial incentives protecting...

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