San Francisco Baykeeper has argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is past its deadline to propose protected status for the endangered Delta-Bay longfin smelt. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service Baykeeper, an Oakland-based nonprofit that defends the health...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The $171 million Kern Fan Groundwater Storage project – with a unique “eco-twist” – received another chunk of public funding just as the first section of the 1,300-acre project had a formal christening on Wednesday....
Press release from the Golden State Salmon Association, The Bay Institute, Defenders of Wildlife, and San Francisco Baykeeper State and federal agencies must take immediate action to stop the unauthorized killing of thousands of Chinook Salmon and Steelhead at State...
The 2023 update focuses on equity, watershed resilience, and climate urgency The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the final version of California Water Plan Update 2023. This plan is a critical planning tool and can now be...
Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change both water demand and how much water can be recharged, and inappropriate land use and poor land management can cause...
