Conservation organizations & coalitions

PRESS RELEASE: Transfers, groundwater overuse, voluntary agreements, and lots of $$$: Aqualliance and allies sue Glenn Colusa Irrigation District

February 6, 2025

Press release from AquAlliance AquAlliance, Central Delta Water Agency, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the California Water Impact Network...

PRESS RELEASE: Tribal-Environmental Coalition calls for justice and equity in Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

January 14, 2025

Press release from the Delta Tribal-Environmental Coalition: Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call attention to fundamental flaws with Delta Conveyance Project hearings

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

October 11, 2024

Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...

PRESS RELEASE: State and federal agencies cancel action to protect Delta smelt

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

October 1, 2024

From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups reply to Sites Reservoir court ruling, Newsom comments

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

September 25, 2024

Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, and Save Our Salmon: On Friday September 20,...

COMMENTARY: Failure to implement environmental laws shows what’s really in store for the endangered San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Commentary Policy and regulation

September 5, 2024

By Gary Bobker, Senior Policy Director at Friends of the River, and Jon Rosenfield, Science Director at San Francisco Baykeeper...

PRESS RELEASE: Tribes and community organizations urge delay in Delta Conveyance Project hearings

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

August 8, 2024

Environmental and tribal groups call for postponement to ensure fair participation for impacted communities and alignment with potential updated water...

PRESS RELEASE: Conservation groups undaunted by court ruling: Sites Reservoir is a bad deal for rivers, for fish, and for California

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

June 6, 2024

Court gives Sites Reservoir green light to degrade the environment Press release from Friends of the River: This week, a...

PRESS RELEASE: Coalition files protest against Delta Conveyance water diversion application that would cause irreversible harm to Delta ecosystem and its people

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project

May 14, 2024

From Restore the Delta: A broad coalition of California tribes, nonprofits, environmental organizations, and commercial fishing groups have filed a...

PRESS RELEASE: Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance announce Lake Tahoe lawsuit victory

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water quality

April 30, 2024

California’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board Permit Vacated The Sierra Club Tahoe Area Group and the California Sportfishing Protection...

PRESS RELEASE: Fishermen, Tribal members, and residents ask California Water Board to support science-based water plan, deny Voluntary Agreements

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

April 26, 2024

Press release from Save California Salmon, the California Indian Water Commission, and the Golden State Salmon Association: A coalition of...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta coalition files lawsuit demanding State Water Board action on DWR’s outdated water rights before considering Delta Conveyance Project approval

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance Project Water rights and water law

April 17, 2024

After Decades of Delay, Complaint Alleges State Water Board Must Decide Whether DWR Has Diligently Pursued its Water Rights Before...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental groups call for action to curb California’s coastal hot spots caused by ocean acidification and hypoxia

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

April 17, 2024

Press release from the California Coastkeeper Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council: Recently, California Coastkeeper Alliance, the Natural Resources...