Author Conservation organizations & coalitions

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

CommentaryPolicy 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 ProjectWater 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...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups urge water boards to investigate elevated toxic selenium releases to refuges, San Joaquin River, and SF Bay-Delta Estuary

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

April 11, 2024

Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Planning and Conservation League: Writing to three water boards April...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups say the state must stop the ongoing killing of federally protected salmon and steelhead by the Central Valley Project and State Water Project

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

April 3, 2024

Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association, The Bay Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, and San Francisco Baykeeper State and...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups and Tribe Urge Regulators to Control Toxic Pollution from Selenium

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulationWater quality

April 3, 2024

From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups...

PRESS RELEASE: Racial discrimination complaint names State Water Board as partly to blame for fertilizer contamination in Central Coast drinking wells

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water qualityWater rights and water law

March 22, 2024

Press release This week, Latino community groups were joined by Monterey Waterkeeper and the Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative...

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental and fishing groups raise alarm about ongoing killing of federally protected fish by the Central Valley Project and State Water Project

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water project operations

March 9, 2024

Press release from Golden State Salmon Association (GSSA), The Bay Institute, and Defenders of Wildlife On March 6, a coalition...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in light of the West’s unpredictable water future

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulation

March 8, 2024

Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in...