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Lab’s Mary Maxon Participates in Press Conference With Governor on Fire Dangers

At an April 23 news conference in Berkeley on collaborations to lessen fire danger near urban areas, Governor Gavin Newsom asked Biosciences ALD Mary Maxon to answer a question on the use of biomass from forest-thinning. She discussed bio-based strategies to utilize forest biomass in biorefineries. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2019/04/23/newsom-warns-of-wildfire-risk-to-urban-communities-across-state/