COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Feds sue San Francisco over shoddy stormwater-sewage system Courthouse News Service Water quality May 2, 2024The 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 US Environmental Protection Agency Water quality May 1, 2024From 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, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 11, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued...
AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 12, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...
STATE WATER BOARD: U.S. Supreme Court decision decreases federal wetlands protection State Water Board Policy and regulation May 5, 2023Press 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 Policy and regulation February 21, 2023Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 25, 2023By 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 Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 11, 2023By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...
THIS JUST IN … Civil Rights Complaint Seeks US EPA Oversight of CA State Water Board: Bay-Delta ecological crisis harms California Tribes and Delta EJ communities Restore the Delta Water rights and water law December 16, 2022Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, Restore...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Toss of Trump-era Clean Water Act rule roils Ninth Circuit panel Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation November 15, 2022Arguments over a Trump-era rule on how the Clean Water Act should be applied to projects come ahead of the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: An overview of the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 28, 2022The document is a collaborative five-year roadmap that outlines 25 actions to address chemical, physical, biological, and social-ecological processes in...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biden moves to restore power of states and tribes to protect their waters Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater quality 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 Policy and regulation April 6, 2022A 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 CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater quality March 22, 2022Guest 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 Policy and regulation December 7, 2021After coming up short in federal court, representatives for oil, gas and hydropower companies are expected to ask the Ninth...
