CAL MATTERS: Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations January 27, 2025Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump, Newsom keep it amicable on president’s visit to fire-devastated LA Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds January 25, 2025The president said that the damage from two devastating wildfires will get fixed as he arrived in LA to survey...
DAN WALTERS: Trump jumps back into California’s water wars with a pro-farmer decree Cal Matters Policy and regulation January 23, 2025By Dan Walters, Cal Matters It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California. Hundreds...
CAL MATTERS: Trump takes step to overhaul Delta water deliveries to farms, cities Cal Matters Policy and regulation January 22, 2025Trump apparently wants to override new Biden-Newsom rules that have widespread support among Southern California cities and some Central Valley...
WHITE HOUSE: Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California President Trump Policy and regulation January 20, 2025From the Trump White House: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Putting People over...
GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California pumping more water now than under Trump Administration Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Water project operations January 16, 2025From Office of the Governor: What you need to know: California has worked with the federal government to manage water delivery...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while LA neighborhoods burn Inside Climate News Climate changePlanning and managementWildfires and watersheds January 10, 2025Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for...
CAL MATTERS: Fact check: Why is Trump blaming the LA fires on Newsom’s water policies? Cal Matters Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds January 8, 2025President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Newsom, Biden unveil new water plan amid drought, fish protection debate The Center Square Water project operations January 6, 2025By Madeline Armstrong, The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration reached a long-awaited agreement on the...
CAL MATTERS: Biden, Newsom officials announce long-awaited new water delivery rules Cal Matters Water project operations December 20, 2024New operating rules for massive Delta systems will increase water deliveries to Southern California cities and some growers. Salmon numbers...
NEVADA CURRENT: Tribes help boost Lake Mead water supply, hope for lame duck passage of $5B federal water act Nevada Current Colorado River December 9, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Since 2021, a handful of Colorado River Basin tribes have significantly boosted water supply in...
CAL MATTERS: Here we go again: California prepares to battle Trump over environmental policies Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 8, 2024A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air,...
PRESS RELEASE: Trinity County Calls on Interior Secretary to Terminate Trump-Era Water Contract, Cites Fishery Destruction and Financial Misconduct Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law November 20, 2023Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe Emerging victorious from a California Appeals Court ruling after a four-year battle against...
PRESS RELEASE: State court blocks Trump federal contract with Westlands Water District for million acre-feet of Trinity River water Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law August 12, 2023Undisclosed finances and vague federal contract left court in the dark. Door now wide open for Biden administration to revise...
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...
