EHL authored an opinion piece about the western Riverside County
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) and was quoted about
the Riverside OHV ordinance, the Foothill toll road, and regional
transportation.
In the
Riverside Press Enterprise
opinion pages of April 9, 2006, Executive Director Dan Silver and
community activist Jane Block authored “Without changes, species plan
fails.” This article discussed the need for the MSHCP to use updated
biological information to refine and improve reserve assembly, even if
such changes are controversial. The article may be located at:
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On March 29, 2006, the
San Diego Union Tribune
reported on the off highway vehicle ordinance (“Limits on off-road
vehicles OK'd”). Silver noted how the ordinance effectively
balanced the legitimate interests involved.
Also on March 29, 2006, the
Riverside Press Enterprise
covered federal funding for a proposed tunnel between Orange and
Riverside Counties (“Commuters weary; groups wary”). Silver
emphasized the need for strong environmental safeguards.
In the March 8, 2006 edition of the
Orange County Register
(“241 design work jumps in price”), the rising cost of Foothill toll
road construction was reported. EHL was quoted objecting to the
toll road agency plan to spend funds in advance of the legal challenges
and necessary federal agency approvals. "There certainly is a big
risk," Silver said. "There's just so many uncertainties - it seems
irresponsible."