STATELINE: In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules Stateline News July 25, 2024 185Tribal members harvest rice and fish on waters far from their reservations. by Alex Brown, Stateline In the 1800s, the...
NOTICE: Invitation to discuss the Integrated Report with program staff Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS July 25, 2024 48From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California Integrated Report program staff are available to discuss any aspect of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court decision leaves more than half of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable, study says Courthouse News Service News June 27, 2024 125Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act didn’t apply to ephemeral streams. According to a new...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA water pollution rules will face Supreme Court scrutiny Courthouse News Service News May 28, 2024 79The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Feds sue San Francisco over shoddy stormwater-sewage system Courthouse News Service News May 2, 2024 271The city discharges billions of gallons of untreated sewage water onto its beaches and into San Francisco Bay and its...
EPA takes enforcement action against San Francisco for violations of the Clean Water Act Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 1, 2024 696From the US EPA: The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Attorney...
NOTICE of Proposed Order Setting Aside Water Quality Certifications for Merced Falls, Yuba-Bear, Don Pedro, La Grange Hydroelectric Projects State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS March 12, 2024 47From the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 11, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued...
STATE WATER BOARD: U.S. Supreme Court decision decreases federal wetlands protection Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 5, 2023 1Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that significantly reduces...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule Courthouse News Service News February 21, 2023 2Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Toss of Trump-era Clean Water Act rule roils Ninth Circuit panel Courthouse News Service News November 15, 2022 1Arguments over a Trump-era rule on how the Clean Water Act should be applied to projects come ahead of the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biden moves to restore power of states and tribes to protect their waters Courthouse News Service News June 2, 2022The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to scratch a Trump-era rule – reinstated by the Supreme Court this spring...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Revival of Trump water rule brings fierce critique from Roberts and minority Courthouse News Service News April 6, 2022 1A sudden stay in the case led four Supreme Court justices to fiercely criticize how their colleagues are using the...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Let’s Celebrate Clean Water For All on World Water Day Sean Bothwell Commentary March 22, 2022 195Guest commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive Director of the California Coastkeeper Alliance Today, we celebrate World Water Day on the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Industry groups lose bid to reinstate Trump gut of Clean Water Act Courthouse News Service News December 7, 2021After coming up short in federal court, representatives for oil, gas and hydropower companies are expected to ask the Ninth...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge nixes Trump-era limits on regulation of water-polluting projects Courthouse News Service News October 22, 2021A federal judge concluded the Trump administration rule that rolls back regulation of water-polluting projects contradicts Supreme Court precedent and...