Clean Water Act

Water quality Water rights and water law

April 8, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency argues that it didn’t need to consult with other agencies because states and territories aren’t obligated...

AG ALERT: EPA announces it will revise ‘waters of the U.S.’ definition

March 26, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to review the definition of “waters of the United...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Puddles and ditches’: California considers protecting wetlands from Trump order

Cal Matters

March 14, 2025

President Trump — once again — will rein in the nation’s 53-year-old law protecting waterways. At stake are seasonal streams,...

THE CONVERSATION: Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why

Maven

March 14, 2025

By Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,”...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Owner of Bay Area island won’t get new trial over illegal levee ‘repair’

Water rights and water law

October 22, 2024

A federal judge didn’t agree that a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision shielded the owner from liability under the Clean...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Justices’ ideologies dump EPA controls on sewage down the drain

Water quality Water rights and water law

October 17, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency took on a case of deja vu as the justices returned to familiar contentions over regulatory...

PRESS RELEASE: Oil giant Valero, Amports settle SF Baykeeper lawsuit over Bay pollution

San Francisco Baykeeper

October 8, 2024

Repeated pollution violations result in $2.38 million in mitigation payments From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Valero oil refinery and Amports,...

STATELINE: In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules

Stateline

Planning and management

July 25, 2024

Tribal 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 Water quality

July 25, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California Integrated Report program staff are available to discuss any aspect of...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA water pollution rules will face Supreme Court scrutiny

Water quality

May 28, 2024

The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...

AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers

September 12, 2023

By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...

AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law

Agriculture Policy and regulation

January 25, 2023

By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...

AG ALERT: Final rule seen as muddying waters for ag landowners