COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Raising Shasta Dam threatens McCloud River, sacred tribal lands and salmon Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems April 15, 2021The Biden administration should issue a ruling that the Shasta Dam project is not feasible because of tribal rights and...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation Groups Hopeful Biden Will Reverse Trump’s Environmental Record Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation March 25, 2021The election of Joe Biden sparked a wave of optimism in wildlife advocacy organizations that the worst is over, but...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations December 23, 2020At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House Waters Down Definition of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species Courthouse News Service EcosystemsPolicy and regulation December 15, 2020With Inauguration Day looming, the lame-duck Trump administration continues to spend political capital on weakening the Endangered Species Act, the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Throws Water on California Bid to Slow Delta Pumping Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations May 7, 2020The judge said the case is too complex to rule on quickly in the middle of a pandemic. By Nick...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Moves Forward With Water Project Without Federal Guidance Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations March 31, 2020In the latest break between the Trump administration and California on environmental policy, officials on Tuesday cemented plans that will...
EXPLAINER: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’ Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law September 11, 2019Panel of lawyers dive into the web of laws affecting water in the Delta: The state and federal endangered species...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Briefing on the reconsultation for the operation of the state and federal water projects, Delta ecosystem restoration, and prepping for a major Cal Water Fix announcement Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations January 31, 2018Briefing on the reconsulation process gives context for recent public meetings to maximize CVP deliveries The January meeting of Metropolitan’s...
THIS JUST IN … California WaterFix Receives Authorization under the U.S. Endangered Species Act Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project June 26, 2017From the Department of Water Resources: “Federal agencies responsible for the protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act...
PANEL DISCUSSION: ESA & Climate Change: Collision Course? Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features April 26, 2017 With a new administration in Washington, DC that has taken a different view of environmental regulation, changes in the...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Dr. Peter Moyle on academic research, Delta smelt, and public policy: a personal history Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 7, 2016Protection of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is at a pivotal point. The system has endured devastating drought cycles and often competing...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
DR. PETER MOYLE & DR JASON BAUMSTEIGER: Assessing extinction in freshwater fishes Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation September 29, 2016Drs. Moyle and Baumsteiger lay out a proposal for determining when to declare a species extinct The extinction of a...
Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough? Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater rights and water law January 28, 2016How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...
The promise and pitfalls of regional planning for special status species Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation January 28, 2015Panel discusses the pros and cons of Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans In recent years in an...
