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Bee file, 2009. Power lines abound at a Shasta County substation. The possibility of more lines in their area upset some Round Mountain residents.

REDDING The biggest backer of a proposed high-voltage power line through Northern California may have abandoned the project, putting its future in doubt, but the fight hasn't left power line opponents, who marched and rallied Wednesday in Redding.

After enduring months of public outcry, Transmission Agency of Northern California has agreed to hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on July 16 at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center.

Over 430 people came to a public meeting Tuesday night in Red Bluff regarding the Transmission Agency of Northern CaliforniaA1s proposal to build 600 miles of transmission lines through California.

In the summer heat, Rockney Compton's spring-fed koi pond doubles as a swimming hole for his three kids, and in the spring it is a water bowl for his dogs.

Nearly 350 people attended a meeting Thursday in Cottonwood regarding the Transmission Agency of Northern California's proposal to build 600 miles of power lines across the state.

Scott Nicoson, left, and Wayne Wilcox of Cottonwood Custom Mirror and Glass, check a list of items to complete at the Hill Country Health & Wellness Center.

Having a pristine environment where it is always green is an ideal probably all of us can agree would be worth having, but the path to it often lies through some serious thickets of reality, as this article from the Bee about green power and power lines notes.

Can't say many folks would rush out and be first in line to volunteer to have a county dump placed next to their property.