San Benito County

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San Benito County Considers Expanding Landfill into the Region’s Biggest Mega Dump

San Benito County is considering whether to approve an expansion of the John Smith Road Landfill, located just east of...

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Don’t Let San Benito Become Silicon Valley’s Dumping Ground

Update: On January 31, the Planning Commission voted to deny the Conditional Use Permit for the Landfill Expansion. After hearing...

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pristine landscape of grasslands in San Benito County where truck stop development is proposed

Huge Truck Stop Proposed in San Benito Wildlife Corridor

An enormous truck stop called the “San Benito Ag Center” has been proposed on a site that would jeopardize a...

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Welcome Jessica, Farewell Juan

Green Foothills is delighted to welcome a new Environmental Associate, Jessica Wohlander, who will spearhead our work in San Benito...

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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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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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Helping to Address Crucial Environmental Issues in San Benito County

Over the years, Green Foothills has worked on a number of issues in counties adjacent to San Mateo and Santa...

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Victories on Measures T and N: Why it Matters and What it Means

Measure T: A Victory Funding Environmental Protection With over 81% voting yes, the massive public approval of Santa Clara Valley...

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San Benito’s Measure N Threatens Open Space, Wildlife, and Human Life

No on Measure N – Let Us Count The Ways to Say No From time to time, we encounter proposals...

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