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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) teamed up with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) to reintroduce two pieces of legislation that could help recover the Western monarch butterfly migration.
The western population of the iconic butterfly declined by 99% over the past 30 years. Numbers continue to dive. Official counts recorded less than 2,000 monarchs overwintering in California this year, compared to tens of thousands the past few years and millions in the 1990s.
Congressional leaders, led by local U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, sought "broad denouncement and swift condemnation" from the Biden Administration regarding reported political violence, intimidation and corruption in El Salvador ahead of its midterm legislative elections Sunday.
There are plenty of reasons to buy an e-bike. They offer all the benefits of a normal human-powered bike, but with considerably less sweating and much more utility. Plus, for certain people, they can replace car trips, cutting down on congestion and curbing harmful emissions.
But one major hurdle to widespread e-bike adoption remains: cost.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, is calling for the Fish and Wildlife Service to make "substantial investments in monarch conservation efforts" to protect the western monarch butterfly from extinction.
In a letter co-signed by Rep. Salud Carbajal and Senator Jeff Merkley and addressed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Principal Deputy Director Martha Williams, officials made their concern for the Central Coast's beloved butterflies clear.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) has reintroduced a bill that would grant bus manufacturers a tax credit for battery electric or hydrogen fuel-cell buses.
The Green Bus Tax Credit Act (H.R.583) would allow manufacturers to claim a 10 percent credit for zero-emission buses that:
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) reintroduced the California Central Coast Conversation Act. The bill establishes a moratorium on all new gas and oil leasing on federal public land on the Central Coast.
Rep. Panetta introduced the legislation for the first time in December 2019 in response to the Trump Administration's move to allow for new oil and gas leasing and development on over 720,000 acres of public land. The decision directly impacted land in Fresno, Monterey, and San Benito counties.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that Community Bridges and North Monterey County School Districts will each be receiving USDA Farm to School Grant funding. North Monterey County Unified School District will receive $97,638 in funding for their Farm to School Expansion Project. Community Bridges will receive $48,122 to plan, develop, and implement the Edible Garden Project benefiting low-income children on the central coast of California.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA-8), Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) led several of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to House leadership requesting a robust investment of at least $40 billion in agricultural climate research, agricultural innovation, and agricultural research in any comprehensive infrastructure package that may move forward.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the Monterey Regional Airport received a $700,622.00 grant from the Department of Transportation under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century. This critical infrastructure investment will go towards modernization, creating efficiencies, and bolstering safety measures at the Monterey Regional Airport.
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, introduced a bill to improve the Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program. This innovative program educates and trains low-income people for in-demand, well-paying careers in the health care field.