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The Klamath Water User Association, which represents ranchers in the area, argued that centuries-old contracts require irrigation responsibilities to be filled at the expense of anything, including protected species. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Klamath Water Users Association,...
by Robin Meadows Water diversions can harm aquatic ecosystems, riparian habitat, and beaches fed by river sediment. But the people...
Court gives Sites Reservoir green light to degrade the environment Press release from Friends of the River: This week, a...
Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday noted that judges must rule on certain CEQA challenges within 270 days under a streamlining tool. This ruling occurred in under 150 days. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday...
Dennis Falaschi is scheduled for a Sept. 16 sentencing in federal court. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A former...
A single claim involving the Endangered Species Act remained intact. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Three California companies pushing...
From the Center for Biological Diversity: A federal appeals court today issued an opinion reversing the decision of a lower court that would have allowed exploratory drilling east of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. The court found that the Forest Service...
In August 2022, amidst a severe drought, the State Water Board ordered ranchers and farmers in Siskiyou County to cease...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Further legal action on the Kern River was put on pause Thursday morning following an...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water One of multiple charges in a lawsuit that pins blame for the perpetually sinking Friant-Kern Canal on a single Tulare County groundwater agency was recently removed. The Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ETGSA) hailed the...
A federal judge ruled that Coyote Valley Dam’s flood control operations stir up sediment in the water, which can harm...
By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Army Corps of Engineers argued for the second time Thursday that a Northern...
After Decades of Delay, Complaint Alleges State Water Board Must Decide Whether DWR Has Diligently Pursued its Water Rights Before Considering Newly-filed Tunnel Petition Press release from Central Delta Water Agency, California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), California Sportfishing Protection Alliance,...