Water rights have garnered increasing attention as water managers and decision-makers grapple with how best to respond to changing conditions. ...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing...
By Ria Roebuck Joseph | Center Square Just six years ago California voters approved the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, presented as Proposition 64 on the Nov. 2016 ballot. The name of the act suggested it would legalize the use...
A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can...
From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...
Slams Department of Justice for “Hiding the Ball” on Interior Department’s Attempt to Terminate Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Sovereignty and Property Rights Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: On December 23, 2022, in a rare and scathing rebuke, Federal Judge...
Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: [Friday], the Hoopa Valley Tribe asked a California federal court for an injunction...
Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, Restore...
By Jake Bittle, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems....
From the Delta Stewardship Council: For the second time since the Delta Stewardship Council’s establishment in 2010, its regulatory authority...
The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under...
Written by Robert Shibatani Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels of seeming indemnity and security, typically demonstrated through some standard of legally established priority. Water entitlements have been long-standing icons of local and regional industrial, economic, and political...
In a split decision the appellate panel ruled that the government agencies aren’t precluded from using water from the dam...
By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert A state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting longstanding water rights of many California...
Statement from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the ruling by the Court of Appeal (see here and here): Water scarcity is one of the most important challenges facing Californians. Ensuring that water districts and others divert and use...