CAL MATTERS: Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned Cal Matters News August 8, 2024 269The 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 groups & coalitions Press Release/Other March 22, 2024 529Press 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 196A 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 624The 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 groups & coalitions Press Release/Other October 30, 2023 786They 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 312Supreme 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 NewsScience May 2, 2023 13Endangered 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 13From 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 16By 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 14By 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, 2022In 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 25Operators 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 4By 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 760From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released four determinations on groundwater sustainability...
AG ALERT: Farm groups seek review of order on fertilizer use Ag Alert News May 26, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Saying new regional regulations will have a profound impact on food production, farm organizations have...
