Clearing the way for new energy development, housing and public works projects in the desert, the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act was approved by California legislators as a trailer bill
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California grapples with the need to protect the habitat of the iconic species while creating a pathway to develop renewable energy and housing projects in the same areas.
If enacted, home and solar builders could pay into a fund to conserve large scale habitat, while winning faster permits to destroy trees on private land.