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The proposed project is part of the U.S. military's recognition of climate change and effort to reduce its carbon footprint while providing an alternate energy source during natural disasters.
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The California Army National Guard has completed a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed installation and operation of a solar panel-based renewable energy generation facility (REGF) at Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB).
The project is part of the U.S. Army’s implementation of its Energy, Security and Sustainment (ES2) Strategy to provide secure sources of energy at strategically located installations. JFTB is the only major military installation in the Los Angeles basin capable of supporting large-scale emergency-response operations. The project will also enhance power reliability of the local grid during normal operations.
The EA evaluated a number of issues related to the potential of any adverse environmental effects to humans and the environment – including land use; airspace; visual and aesthetic resources; air quality; noise; geology, topography, and soils; water resources; biological resources; cultural resources; socioeconomics; environmental justice; hu