Central Coast Archives

NOAA FISHERIES: Four Pacific salmon and steelhead retain threatened status in reviews of recovery progress

December 12, 2024 165

By NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries has completed 5-year reviews of the recovery progress and prospects of four salmon and steelhead...

CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned

Cal Matters

News

August 8, 2024 270

The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk....

PRESS RELEASE: Racial discrimination complaint names State Water Board as partly to blame for fertilizer contamination in Central Coast drinking wells

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Press Release/Other

March 22, 2024 546

Press release This week, Latino community groups were joined by Monterey Waterkeeper and the Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In California, farmers test a method to sink more water into underground stores

Inside Climate News

News

November 29, 2023 199

A novel program reimburses landowners for replenishing groundwater, in a bid to add regularity to the state’s boom and bust...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists accuse Caltrans of dewatering creek with endangered steelhead

Courthouse News Service

News

November 3, 2023 625

The lawsuit accuses state transit agency Caltrans of killing endangered Southern California steelhead trout as part of a repair project...

PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Press Release/Other

October 30, 2023 789

They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER: Environmental groups prevail in California steelhead case

Press Release/Notice

Press Release/Other

October 2, 2023 316

Supreme Court Decision Upholds Ruling that Twitchell Dam Operators Must Comply with Federal Law to Protect Endangered Fish Press release...

NOAA FISHERIES: Central California Coast Coho Salmon Need Restored Habitat to Improve Resilience to Climate Change

NOAA Fisheries

News Science

May 2, 2023 14

Endangered Species Act review says salmon species still endangered and vulnerable to drought and climate change. By NOAA Fisheries Although...

LEGAL BRIEF: California Coastal Commission’s approval of Monterey desalination plant

Courthouse News Service

News

December 30, 2022 14

From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...

THE CENTER SQUARE: California commission approves contentious desal plant in Monterey

The Center Square

News

November 18, 2022 18

By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square After an all-day hearing Thursday, the California Coastal Commission approved a permit for...

THE CENTER SQUARE: California Coastal Commission to weigh Monterey desal project this week

The Center Square

News

November 14, 2022 14

By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Members of the California Coastal Commission this week will weigh a proposed desalination...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit sides with environmentalists in fight over Central California dam

Courthouse News Service

News

September 23, 2022

In a split decision the appellate panel ruled that the government agencies aren’t precluded from using water from the dam...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Dam fight pits city water against fish habitat

Courthouse News Service

News

April 4, 2022 26

Operators of a dam on California’s Central Coast told a Ninth Circuit panel it has no authority to release water...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Researchers study effects of wildfire runoff on steelhead sense of smell

UC Santa Cruz

Science

February 2, 2022 8

By Kathleen Wong, UC NRS In 2020, a massive lightning storm ignited wildfires across much of Northern California. Among the...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Releases “Incomplete” Groundwater Sustainability Plan Assessments to Agencies, Initiating 180-day Timeline to Correct Deficiencies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Agency News

January 21, 2022 760

From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released four determinations on groundwater sustainability...