COURTHOUSE NEWS: Yurok Tribe challenges feds’ revised priorities for Klamath Project Courthouse News Service Water project operations August 15, 2026The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation pointed to historically low snowpack this winter, which it argued necessitated lower-than-normal flows to avoid...
SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues over illegal delays for SF Bay white sturgeon protections San Francisco Baykeeper Policy and regulation August 11, 2026A nonprofit coalition is suing the California Department of Fish & Wildlife for stalling the state Endangered Species Act process...
SF BAYKEEPER: Feds determine that San Francisco Bay’s white sturgeon is an endangered species—but refuse to protect them San Francisco Baykeeper Fish and wildlifePolicy and regulation July 22, 2026The San Francisco Bay estuary’s White Sturgeon meet all the criteria for threatened status, but feds say that officially listing...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump administration sued over redefinition of ‘harm’ under Endangered Species Act Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 15, 2026The administration announced last week it would be rolling back its definition of “harm” as applied to regulatory protections for...
THE CONVERSATION: How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat The Conversation Policy and regulation July 11, 2026By Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Can Delta smelt make a comeback? Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 8, 2026A growing release program is putting hatchery-raised fish back into the Delta while scientists work to improve their odds of...
THE CONVERSATION: The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference The Conversation Water quality January 5, 2026By: James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: West Coast Chinook salmon denied federal protections Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife December 9, 2025The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision. By Alan...
NOAA FISHERIES: Most Threatened and Endangered Pacific Coast Salmon Populations Increased After Listings NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife December 5, 2025Endangered Species Act protections move salmon toward recovery. From NOAA Fisheries Most Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead listed under the...
PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations November 14, 2025San Francisco Baykeeper, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River issue a notice of intent to sue...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds get 9 months to determine if San Francisco Estuary white sturgeon is threatened Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife September 4, 2025A magistrate judge rejected the agency’s argument that it needed until 2029 to complete an assessment that was due 12...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds must decide on protections for Chinook salmon Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife June 30, 2025Under the terms of a settlement agreement, there could soon be new federal protections for the Chinook, the largest of...
THE CONVERSATION: How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat The Conversation EcosystemsPolicy and regulation May 14, 2025By Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Interior Department proposal could end habitat protections for endangered species Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation April 16, 2025If approved, the proposal by the Trump administration would rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Longfin smelt, the little fish that gets around Ashleigh Papp Fish and wildlifeScience Podcasts March 5, 2025Near the bottom of the San Francisco Estuary’s food web is a small fish about the size of a herring...
