This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation August 9, 2016From Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Bay Institute: With the critically endangered Delta smelt on...
Fishing groups win lawsuit to overturn Delta water delivery contracts Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation August 1, 2016 From the law offices of Stephan C. Volker: On July 25, 2016 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...
Sat. AM News Alert … Conservation groups sue EPA over Bay Delta water quality and salmon Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law April 23, 2016From the NRDC: Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today – on Earth Day –...
This just in … Lawsuit Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands Conservation organizations & coalitions Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law April 14, 2016Local governments and consumer and environmental groups charge Met with evading environmental review in attempt to push through Delta tunnels...
This just in … Enviro groups sue Reclamation and rice growers for mismanagement leading to demise of near-extinct salmon Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law November 10, 2015Illegal Diversion of Water Threatens to End Chinook Salmon Survival in California, they say From the NRDC, this press release:...
Environmental groups notify EPA of intent to file suit for violations of the Clean Water Act Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality November 2, 2015The numerous modifications of the Delta’s water quality standards due to the drought are a violation of federal law, environmental...
This just in … Interest groups release report, say retiring toxic farmland in Western San Joaquin Valley would save water, environment and taxpayer money Conservation organizations & coalitions Agriculture July 14, 2015From C-WIN, Restore the Delta, and Food & Water Watch: A new report by EcoNorthwest, an independent economic analysis firm,...
Groups Sue Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, State Water Board and DWR to Prevent Fishery Extinctions Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation June 4, 2015From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), Restore the Delta, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and AquAlliance: On 3 June 2015,...
This just in … Lawsuit Filed Against 10 – Year Water Transfer Program; Massive Transfers Threaten North State Farms, Fish and Communities Conservation organizations & coalitions Groundwater NewsWater project operations May 12, 2015From AquAlliance, this press release: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...
Guest Commentary: Potential for ag conservation is far less than Pacific Institute/NRDC report claims, says Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Conservation organizations & coalitions AgricultureCommentary March 23, 2015Mike Wade at the California Farm Water Coalition offers this rebuttal to last Friday’s flashback post, Dr. Peter Gleick on...
Coalition Releases Comprehensive Recommendations to Help California’s Cities, Farms and Environment Weather the Drought Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation November 17, 2014From the Natural Resources Defense Council: As dreams of a wet, El Niño winter fade and California heads into a...
This just in … AquAlliance and CSPA file lawsuit against Reclamation over CVP transfers Conservation organizations & coalitions Water rights and water law June 11, 2014From AquAlliance and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: On 11 June 2014, AquAlliance and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...
This just in … New report from the Pacific Institute and the NRDC; Drought-stricken California could save up to 14 million acre-feet of water; enough to supply all the state’s cities annually Conservation organizations & coalitions Climate changeReports June 10, 2014From the Pacific Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council: “California could be saving up to 14 million acre-feet of...
North State Coalition urges Governor and legislature to act on statewide solution to California’s ongoing water crisis Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation June 9, 2014 From the North State Water Alliance: “Founders of the North State Water Alliance today joined Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson,...
Environmental organizations, fishing organizations, tribes, and Delta stakeholders protest rollback of environmental protections: “Environmental laws are not the cause of water shortages, and waiving them is not the solution.” Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations April 4, 2014The NRDC, the Environmental Water Caucus, the CSPA, Friends of the River, Restore the Delta, and numerous other fishing, wildlife,...
