At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...
Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...
From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance Project, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a petition with the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...
THE CONVERSATION: San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be
By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can...
Repeated pollution violations result in $2.38 million in mitigation payments From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Valero oil refinery and Amports,...
From the Mono Lake Committee: Thirty years ago, on September 28, 1994, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued one of California’s most historic environmental decisions. The Mono Lake Basin Water Rights Decision 1631 (D1631) was designed to protect...
Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, and Save Our Salmon: On Friday September 20,...
The reservoir hit a stumbling block this week over obtaining necessary permitting, though it’s not expected to significantly affect the...
From the Sites Project Authority: On September 20, 2024, the Third District Court of Appeal released an opinion upholding the decision by the Superior Court of Yolo County in the Friends of the River v. Sites Project Authority case. The...
SWRCB urged to uphold law and protect Tribal water rights in the Delta Press release from the Delta Tribal Environmental...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The plan to build California’s first new major reservoir in decades advances as the state...
The court’s denial may well mean the end of a 20-year-old water management battle. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News Service The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said it won’t rehear a challenge to long-term water contracts with California’s...
Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...
Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...
By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Legal rights to use water — particularly those obtained prior to 1914 —...