COURTHOUSE NEWS: Last-Minute Bid to Ditch Science by Trump EPA Blocked by Federal Judge Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation January 28, 2021A federal judge in Montana said Donald Trump’s EPA failed to demonstrate why an eleventh-hour rule barring the use of...
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...
THE CONVERSATION: In a last-minute rule change, the Trump administration rolls back water-saving standards for showerheads The Conversation Policy and regulation September 2, 2020By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona For more than 25 years, Congress has directed U.S. government agencies to set energy...
THIS JUST IN … Public comment period open for critical Shasta Dam proposal to increase water storage for Californians and fish Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations August 6, 2020The Bureau of Reclamation has proposed raising the Shasta Dam and is seeking public input on the Shasta Lake Water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: States fight federal power grab on water quality review Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 21, 2020Waterways across the country will be polluted under a new rule from the federal government that modifies the Clean Water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: States Fight Federal Power Grab on Water Quality Review Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 21, 2020Waterways across the country will be polluted under a new rule from the federal government that modifies the Clean Water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists challenge Trump rollback of water protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 25, 2020Legal challenges continue to mount over the White House rolling back protections for America’s waterways, with the latest brought in...
CAL MATTERS: Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 19, 2020California has pushed back against the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks by writing its own rules. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters...
THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Secures Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect California’s Ecosystems CA Attorney General Water project operations May 12, 2020From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to...
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...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors sues the state over updated permit conditions for State Water Project operations; Plus Metropolitan’s statement State Water Contractors Water project operations April 29, 2020From the State Water Contractors: Today, the State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Water...
THIS JUST IN … Democratic Congressmembers applaud California leadership efforts to uphold strict science-based policymaking Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulationWater project operations April 28, 2020The letter encourages the State’s effort to require the Trump Administration to comply with federal and California law From the...
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...
