Environment & Natural Resources News • Page 15 of 197 • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA

A person wearing work gloves and a tan uniform kneels in a forested area, handling a metal canister next to a pile of dry brush and pine needles. Tall trees surround the scene, and the person appears to be preparing equipment on the ground.

‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up?

by Rachel Becker, CalMatters February 15, 2026February 15, 2026

Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers.

A red semi-truck hauling a shipping container is positioned between stacked containers at a busy port terminal, with a worker in a hard hat and safety vest standing beside yellow loading machinery.

Environment & Natural Resources

Trump scraps a cornerstone climate finding, as California prepares for court

by Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters February 13, 2026February 14, 2026

Trump rescinded the legal foundation for U.S. climate policy. California is preparing to sue — and may try to write its own rules.

Environment & Natural Resources

Letter to the Editor: Support tribal leaders in redefining Jackson Demonstration State Forest

by Jennifer Normoyle February 9, 2026March 11, 2026

If California is serious about climate resilience, the state must change the logging mandate at JDSF.

Two people stand beside a pickup truck as orange buckets filled with purple sea urchins spill into the truck bed, alongside abalone shells and harvesting gear, in a paved coastal area.

Police & Courts

Woman ticketed on suspicion of abalone poaching at Van Damme State Park

by Sarah Stierch February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Wildlife officers say the woman allegedly hid red abalone in her pants while harvesting urchin along the rocky shoreline south of Mendocino.

A wooden roadside sign marks the entrance to Jackson Demonstration State Forest, set against tall redwood trees. The sign reads “Entering Jackson Demonstration State Forest,” with the Cal Fire emblem and “Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, State of California,” mounted on a stone base amid grass and forest understory.

Environment & Natural Resources

Letter to the Editor: Remove the logging mandate at Jackson State Demonstration Forest

by Destiny Laird February 4, 2026February 12, 2026

We have to change the rules, not just the rhetoric, around forest health, climate and cultural lands.

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