The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000 acres California is known for strong laws protecting the environment; however, these policies meant to protect natural resources can unintentionally...
“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the Court did not find them persuasive. Accordingly, as discussed in this order, petitioners’ claims are all denied.” The Sacramento Superior...
Nutrients from human waste boost ocean acidification & hypoxia in CA―wastewater treatment agencies say regulation is premature, environmentalists say it’s...
by Robin Meadows When it comes to water, winter is a time of promise and peril in California. Our fate is uncertain―and can swing wildly―from year to year. Will mountain snowpacks be plentiful enough to get us through the dry...
By Robin Meadows It’s a lovely December morning in Rio Vista, a town of 10,000 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The sky is a soft blue, the sun brings welcome warmth against the chill, and the water is calm with...
The January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee included an informational update on the Delta Conveyance Project, which proposes to construct intake facilities in the North Delta to deliver water via a tunnel to existing infrastructure...
