THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Actions to Endanger California’s Ecosystems CA Attorney General Water project operations April 21, 2020From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the California...
LETTERS: The State and Metropolitan exchange letters over the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 21, 2020At the end of March, the Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a new “Incidental Take Permit” (or ITP) for...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Denies Bid to Close Gates on Federal Water Grab in California Delta Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations April 7, 2020By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Taking advantage of recently approved rules, the federal government is quickly following through on...
THIS JUST IN … Golden State Salmon Association and allies seek injunction to stop implementation of new biological opinions Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations March 11, 2020From the Golden State Salmon Association: GSSA and allied groups have asked a federal court to immediately block a new...
REACTIONS to California’s lawsuit against the feds over the biological opinions Maven Water project operations February 25, 2020At the end of last week, Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit challenging the new biological opinions governing the...
THIS JUST IN … Newsom administration files lawsuit over biological opinions; Secretary Bernhardt responds Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Water project operations February 20, 2020This just in from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the...
REACTIONS: Water agencies, NGOs, and legislators react to Trump’s signing of the new biological opinions Maven Water project operations February 20, 2020Yesterday, President Trump was in the San Joaquin Valley where he signed the Record of Decision finalizing the new biological...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Trump signs order diverting more water to California farmers Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations February 19, 2020President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise Wednesday to send more water from Northern California to cities and...
THIS JUST IN … Trump signs biological opinions; Governor Newsom promises to sue Maven Water project operations February 19, 2020From the Department of the Interior: Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt joined President Donald Trump and other...
CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater project operations February 12, 2020The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sues Trump Administration Over New Federal Water Rules Courthouse News Service Water project operations February 2, 2020California filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration to block new rules that allows farmers to use more...
LETTER: Feinstein to California, Trump Administration: Work Together on California Water Elected Official Water project operations December 19, 2019From the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on Governor Gavin Newsom and Interior Secretary...
REACTIONS to State of California’s announcement of intent to litigate Maven Water project operations November 22, 2019Yesterday, the California Natural Resources Agency released the draft environmental documents for the state process to permit State Water Project...
THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation responds to California decision to litigate CVP and SWP Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 21, 2019From the Bureau of Reclamation: In light of Governor Newsom’s announcement regarding the State of California’s intent to sue the...
WADE CROWFOOT, JARED BLUMENFELD: Rejecting federal proposal, California lays out its vision for protecting endangered species and meeting state water needs Cal Matters CommentaryWater project operations November 21, 2019Wade Crowfoot and Jared Blumenfeld, secretaries of Natural Resources and CalEPA: After careful review of the federal biological opinions released...
