Three claims remain against Charlton Bonham, executive director of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and certain others can be amended. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A federal judge handed a mixed-bag ruling to three North State companies...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Yesterday, the State Water Board released its release of its draft staff report and Substitute Environmental Document for the...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: The California Court of Appeal has dismissed the remaining appeal challenging the state’s long-term management plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Delta Plan. “The Court’s decision affirms the Council’s authority and role,” said Chair...
From Clean Water Action and partners: Clean Water Action and our allies at NRDC, EWG, and CalPirg have been working on lead for a number of years, but the State Water Board’s staff has been loath to admit that Californians...
By Vicky Boyd, California Farm Bureau Federation After a four-year decline in potato production nationwide, this season’s crop appears poised to buck the trend, spurred by strong demand and improved water supplies. While higher processing contract prices are driving much...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water In less than 20 years’ time, the San Joaquin Valley could become a patchwork of vast swaths of vacant, weed-filled lands interspersed with a few single-crop mega farms that employ only a small fraction of...