Letter: Delta Stewardship Council submits comments on Bay Delta Conservation Plan EIR/S Maven News July 16, 2013 284As a responsible agency under CEQA as mandated in the Delta Reform Act, the Delta Stewardship Council has submitted comments...
Senator Steinberg speaks on the water bond and the BDCP Maven News July 12, 2013 224At a press event yesterday, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg shared his views on the water bond, saying it needed...
Letter: Environmental groups offer comments on State Water Project contract negotiations Maven News July 10, 2013 292An ongoing process that has received little media attention are the State Water Project contract extension negotiations which have been...
Score card for Delta Plan lawsuits Maven News June 20, 2013 92For those keeping track, Alex Brietler has a list of all the lawsuits filed against the Delta Plan, as well...
Letter: Congressional Democrats demand answers to their questions about the BDCP Maven News June 14, 2013 108California’s Democratic congressional delegation has sent a letter to Governor Brown with a list of questions that the legislators want...
From the press conference: Natural Resources Agency releases remaining draft BDCP documents; includes costs, benefits, and funding information Maven News June 4, 2013 99Using the Silicon Valley as a backdrop, the Brown Administration held a press conference and media call on May 30th...
Restore the Delta’s panel of experts discusses the costs of the tunnels Maven News June 4, 2013 314On May 28, the day prior to the release of the remaining chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, Restore...
Delta project price tag rises – with the controversy Maven News May 31, 2013 68From yours truly at Capitol Weekly: “The price tag is up to nearly $25 billion, but the benefits are up,...
The Bay Delta Conservation Plan Road Map: Don’t get lost – use the map! Maven NewsNEWS AND FEATURED ARTICLES May 30, 2013 317Do you need to read the Bay Delta Conservation Plan documents but don’t know where to start? Do you want...
Capitol Weekly: Landmark state water plan defended – by those who want to build it Maven News May 15, 2013 82Here’s my coverage of the last hearing at Capitol Weekly. Coverage of yesterday’s hearing is coming up soon: “As the...
New PPIC report prescribes relief for the Delta’s ailing ecosystem Maven News April 30, 2013 139While there may not be an miracle cure for the ailing Delta, there is a path forward that would achieve...
Governor Brown writes letter urging timely federal review of the BDCP Maven News April 25, 2013 186Governor Brown has sent a letter to Secretary Sally Jewell and Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank urging timely federal review of...
Secretary Laird responds to legislators regarding the “Portfolio Based Conceptual Alternative” Maven News April 17, 2013 89Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird has responded to legislator’s demands that the BDCP consider the ‘Portfolio-Based Conceptual Alternative’. Mr....
Photoblog: The Owens Lake Dust Control Project: The ultimate human-managed landscape Maven News April 12, 2013 255The Owens Lake Dust Control Project. It’s hard to imagine there’s any place more surreal then this place – in...
Capitol Weekly: Scaling down the big one? Maven News April 9, 2013 56From Capitol Weekly: “The nature of one of the most ambitious public works projects in California’s history resides in the...