Biomass: Asking the Questions Before Making the Decisions
The conversation about biomass energy in Oroville is not new. The City has been exploring the potential for biomass facilities for several years.But “explore” is the important word.— From the
Dioxin Education Committee Meeting – October 19, 2026
Monthly get-together to discuss current status, progress and discoveries since last meeting, plans and objectives for next meeting. The general public is welcome.
Forest Health
Forest Defense is Our Best Wildfire Defense
Congress recently introduced a bill to expand domestic biomass. The Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 argues that harvesting more forest biomass can help solve the wildfire crisis. This
Committee Meeting
Notes from the Dioxin Education Committee Meeting – September 14, 2026
Here are the notes from the DEC monthly meeting on Monday, September 14. Present: Linda Draper (facilitator), Aaron Grogg, Jean Marquardt, Dan Webster, Natalie Sheard, and Bill Bynum. We began
News
Biofuel and Biomass Resource: Biofuelwatch
Raising awareness of the negative impacts of industrial biofuels and bioenergy. Biofuelwatch provides systemic analysis based on secondary and occasionally primary research and undertakes advocacy and campaigning in relation to
News
Chico News & Review: Pushback on an Oroville biomass power plant
The Chico News & Review published a piece highlighting Oroville’s fight against the proposed Biomass plant: Should a potentially polluting energy facility be built on a toxic waste site?— Pushback
Emergency Feather River Action! Meeting
Feather River Action! is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation and plan next steps related to Mass Herbicide Spraying in Plumas National Forest and Collins Pine Land. If
Forest Health, News, Video
Mass Herbicide Spraying in Plumas National Forest and Collins Pine Land
Josh Hart, Director and Spokesperson for Feather River Action!, shares news of an “unprecedented plan to apply herbicides in forests in massive quantities (including 100,000 acres+ in Plumas National Forest)”,
Forest Health, News, Video
We Are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup
Nate Halverson writes on the MotherJones website that: I’m looking out over a barren, sun-bleached expanse that stretches across the former meadow and up the sides of denuded mountains as
Research, Video
The Truth About Forest Thinning | Dr. Chad Hanson & Stephen Kropp
Clearcuts are widely understood to be detrimental to forests—but what about more selective forms of logging? In this webinar, Dr. Chad Hanson (Director and Principal Ecologist of the John Muir
NAACP Butte County Meeting (Zoom)
Please join the upcoming NAACP Butte County 1029-B monthly virtual meeting on Monday, August 17th at 6:00 PM. Dioxin Education Committee members will provide an overview of the proposed biomass
Oroville City Council Meeting – August 18, 2026
The Oroville City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at the Oroville City Council Chambers at 1735 Montgomery St. Closed Session typically begins