Author Conservation organizations &amp; coalitions

January 31, 2026

Press release from Save Our Salmon Today, Tribal members, fishing families, youth, and community allies are hosting a rally and...

PRESS RELEASE: Siding with counties and other opponents, Court Of Appeal affirms decision rejecting DWR’s unlawful attempt to validate bond financing for Delta Tunnel Project

January 2, 2026

On December 31, 2025, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed a trial court decision against the...

BAY-DELTA PLAN: Delta Coalition urges State Water Board to extend public comment period on updated Bay-Delta Plan

December 20, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species

Water project operations

November 14, 2025

San Francisco Baykeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River issue a notice of intent to sue...

PRESS RELEASE: SAFER water for California’s future: Legislature moves to continue safe drinking water program past 2030

September 11, 2025

Press release from multiple organizations Today, the Governor and Legislature released a three-party deal that would protect safe drinking water...

PRESS RELEASE: CA environmental groups decry this year as the state’s worst legislative year for the environment and climate in recent history

September 11, 2025

Press release from multiple organizations This legislative session was marred by significant deregulation and increased government handouts to the most...

BAY DELTA PLAN UPDATE: Conservation groups request additional hearing dates and the comment deadline moved back to December

August 30, 2025

Letter submitted to the State Water Board: Defenders of Wildlife, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, Golden State...

PRESS RELEASE: Over 200 Organizations Call for Major Fixes to New CA State Permitting Law To Protect Public Health, Air and Water Quality, and Natural Lands

August 13, 2025

A coalition of over 200 organizations from throughout California today called on Governor Newsom and the California Legislature to immediately...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: C-WIN and Friends of the River submit testimony for change in point of diversion hearing

July 19, 2025

The State Water Resources Control Board’s Administrative Hearings Office is conducting a public hearing regarding the Delta Conveyance Project. The...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Tribes and statewide organizations urge legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s Delta tunnel and Bay-Delta Plan trailer bills

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 21, 2025

Groups call on lawmakers to protect environmental safeguards and public processes while rejecting attempts to fast-track costly infrastructure projects The...

PRESS RELEASE: Coalition files petition for reconsideration after State Water Board denies call to cancel Delta tunnel change petition

May 13, 2025

New motion by State Water Contractors undermines transparency and raises concerns of bad faith Press release A coalition of thirty-two...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Occidental Arts & Ecology Center launches Fuels to Flows project

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 22, 2025

From the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center: Building on OAEC’s three decades of land stewardship and watershed restoration work, we...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition demands cancellation of Delta tunnel change petition over DWR’s repeated failure to provide required water use data

March 20, 2025

From the San Francisco Baykeeper and other organizations: A coalition of water advocates, Tribes, environmental justice organizations, and fishing organizations...

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues Trump administration to list white sturgeon under Endangered Species Act