PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 20, 2023 2222From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...
STATE WATER BOARD: State outlines pathway for more efficient permitting of coastal desalination plants Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 20, 2023 188Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change Delta Counties Coalition Press Release/Other December 13, 2023From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources’ release of a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR)...
STATEMENT: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 306Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change From the...
NEWS RELEASE: Agencies to advance historic Tuolumne River salmon habitat restoration program with leading California nonprofit Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 384Program commits more than $80 million for fish and wildlife habitat improvements Joint press release from the Modesto Irrigation District,...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration announces several new water conservation agreements in California to protect the Colorado River system Bureau of Reclamation News Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 115Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...
NEW REPORT: Escalating Water Risks Threaten U.S. Agriculture Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 12, 2023 93Pathways to climate-smart adaptation require urgent public-private support From the Environmental Defense Fund Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR releases final environmental impact report for Delta Conveyance Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Press Release/Other December 8, 2023 658The updated project proposal aims to guard against water supply losses due to climate change, protecting clean and affordable water...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to Save 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water in Colorado River System Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 162From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...
PRESS RELEASE: California Supreme Court denies Westlands’ appeal Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 256From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: With four words, the California Supreme Court thwarted agribusiness giant Westlands Water District’s years-long scheme...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental, fishing, and community organizations petition California and feds to protect SF Bay white sturgeon under endangered species laws Maven Press Release/Other November 30, 2023 167North America’s largest and oldest fish are declining fast, as more threats loom. Press release from the SF Baykeeper: Today,...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Public comment period open for Water Commission’s Draft White Paper on Drought Strategies Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other November 27, 2023 59From the California Water Commission: The public comment period for the California Water Commission’s draft white paper “Potential State Strategies...
PRESS RELEASE: Trinity County Calls on Interior Secretary to Terminate Trump-Era Water Contract, Cites Fishery Destruction and Financial Misconduct Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other November 20, 2023 169Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe Emerging victorious from a California Appeals Court ruling after a four-year battle against...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Pumped storage hydro could be key to the clean energy transition. But where will the water come from? Maven Press Release/Other November 20, 2023 111Dozens of proposed projects would pump water uphill to reservoirs that release it to generate electricity when wind and solar...
PRESS RELEASE: Sites Reservoir Reaches Milestone in Environmental Review Process Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other November 17, 2023 120Press release from the Sites JPA The Sites Project Authority, as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act,...