Author Conservation organizations & coalitions

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, 2016

From 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, 2016

Local 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, 2015

Illegal 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, 2015

The 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, 2015

From 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, 2015

From 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, 2015

From 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, 2015

Mike 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, 2014

From 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, 2014

From 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, 2014

From 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, 2014

The NRDC, the Environmental Water Caucus, the CSPA, Friends of the River, Restore the Delta, and numerous other fishing, wildlife,...

This just in … CA Fishing Industry and Conservation Groups: Government leaders should refuse water contractors request as a water grab that threatens California’s salmon with extinction

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Policy and regulationWater project operations

March 27, 2014

From the Golden Gate Salmon Association, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, SBCSFA, Natural Resources Defense Council, Defenders of...