Central Valley Project Improvement Act

December 5, 2023

Multiyear project rejuvenates key stretch of salmon and steelhead habitat A degraded stretch of the Yuba River in Northern California...

USBR NEWS: Watering up a major piece of the Pacific Flyway

Fish and wildlife

November 21, 2023

Reclamation funding improves delivery system at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area From the Bureau of Reclamation: In the shadow of the...

PRESS RELEASE: Trinity County Calls on Interior Secretary to Terminate Trump-Era Water Contract, Cites Fishery Destruction and Financial Misconduct

Water rights and water law

November 20, 2023

Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe Emerging victorious from a California Appeals Court ruling after a four-year battle against...

SJV WATER: Republican lawmaker seeks to undo Central Valley Project environmental protections

SJV Water

Policy and regulation

November 17, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water More than 30 years ago, a piece of federal legislation dropped like a bomb on...

PRESS RELEASE: Ignoring veto threat, House passes spending bill that terminate the Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Policy and regulation

October 30, 2023

From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Within hours of taking up the gavel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnson,...

DWR NEWS: DWR and River Partners Work Together to protect communities from flooding and provide benefits to endangered species

October 19, 2023

By DWR As climate extremes continue to challenge water management, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working with...

HOOPA TRIBE PRESS RELEASE: Westlands asks California Supreme Court to overturn environmental restoration obligations, further decimating Trinity River fishery

Water rights and water law

October 16, 2023

Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: In its latest effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in...

PRESS RELEASE: State court blocks Trump federal contract with Westlands Water District for million acre-feet of Trinity River water

Water rights and water law

August 12, 2023

Undisclosed finances and vague federal contract left court in the dark. Door now wide open for Biden administration to revise...

USBR NEWS: Modifying A River Channel To Boost Salmon Productivity

January 3, 2023

Central Valley Project Improvement Act Constructs Key Habitat Features on the Sacramento River By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation...

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform

Cal Matters

Commentary Ecosystems

November 7, 2022

Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...

USBR NEWS: Enhancing Salmon and Steelhead Habitat — One Truckload At a Time

Delta science Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

September 9, 2022

Supported By Reclamation Funding, Crews Are Transforming a River Channel By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation Each weekday, big,...

ESTUARY NEWS: Reorienting to Salmon Recovery

Estuary News Group

June 13, 2022

by Alastair Bland, Estuary News Group The days when salmon and steelhead teemed in California’s coastal watersheds faded away last...

USBR: A necessary building block of fish survival is added to the Sacramento River