California will protect the Western Joshua tree for a year while it considers adding it to its endangered species act, but will allow several companies to ignore those protections to move forward with 15 shovel-ready solar projects.
The California Fish and Game commission on Tuesday voted 4-0 to accept a petition to list the Joshua tree, triggering a one-year review during which the species will be protected. It voted 3-1 for emergency exemptions allowing solar companies to destroy the trees during development of their facilities in the Southern California counties of Kern and San Bernardino.
The incidental take exemptions, which ...
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