PRO PUBLICA: The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. Pro Publica News July 6, 2023 879The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the...
PRO PUBLICA: Supreme Court Keeps Navajo Nation Waiting for Water Pro Publica News June 26, 2023 75By Anna V. Smith, High Country News, and Umar Farooq and Mark Olalde, ProPublica This article originally appeared on Inside...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Fight over Oregon’s Klamath water can stay in federal court, Ninth Circuit rules Courthouse News Service News June 5, 2023 9A Ninth Circuit panel ruled against the Klamath Irrigation District in its attempt to move a dispute over the allocation...
US FWS: Tribes on the Klamath River struggle to save their salmon and way of life in the face of a changing climate US Fish and Wildlife Service Agency News May 24, 2023 16By Susan Sawyer, US Fish and Wildlife Service Stretching from the volcanic Cascades of Southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean...
CDFW: Tribe, state and federal partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat Department of Fish and Wildlife News May 1, 2023 15By CDFW News The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe signed agreements to...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Waiving California environmental rules for Delta water equates to a civil rights issue Cal Matters Commentary March 17, 2023 4Despite reversing course last week, the February decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials to bypass environmental rules...
UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down UC Davis News February 24, 2023 3Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...
THIS JUST IN … Federal Court Denies Government Request to Delay Hearing on Plan to Break 22 Year-Old Trinity River Fishery Restoration Agreement Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 27, 2022 16Slams Department of Justice for “Hiding the Ball” on Interior Department’s Attempt to Terminate Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Sovereignty and Property...
THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation plans to set aside a twenty-two year-old agreement on Trinity River; Hoopa Valley Tribe files for injunction Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 17, 2022 13Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: [Friday], the Hoopa Valley Tribe asked a California federal court for an injunction...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Tribal, state and federal leaders praise largest dam removal in U.S. history The Center Square News December 8, 2022 6By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Secretary of the Interior...
RISING VOICES: Dam Removal and the Future of Algal Blooms The Water Hub Commentary August 10, 2022 253Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates in California to talk about water issues impacting local communities. In...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biden moves to restore power of states and tribes to protect their waters Courthouse News Service News June 2, 2022The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to scratch a Trump-era rule – reinstated by the Supreme Court this spring...
THIS JUST IN … Press release: Tribes and Environmental Justice Groups Link Bay-Delta Collapse to Water Rights from California’s Racist Past Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other May 24, 2022 1394Press release from the coalition of Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Save California Salmon, Little Manila...
WEBINAR RECORDING: Office Hours: Tribal engagement DWR’s Tribal Water Policy Advisor Anecita Agustinez Maven Webinars April 13, 2022 138Anecita Agustinez has served as the tribal policy advisor for the Department of Water Resources since August 2013. Agustinez has...
YOSEMITE ENVIRO LAW CONFERENCE: How tribal partnerships can help attain national conservation goals Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events November 23, 2021 243“We really have to get creative and equally value all of the interests of the stakeholders, use cooperative agreements and...