California 2023: Establishes sweeping protection of Joshua trees, prohibiting unpermitted killing or removal.
California 2024: Allows a renewable energy company to kill thousands of Joshua trees in Kern County (Central Valley) to build a 2,300 acre solar farm to generate energy for wealthy coastal enclaves.
They start destruction Monday.
The developers own California.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-31/solar-project-to-destroy-thousands-of-joshua-trees