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...
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...
THIS JUST IN … Golden State Salmon Association and allies seek injunction to stop implementation of new biological opinions Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations March 11, 2020From the Golden State Salmon Association: GSSA and allied groups have asked a federal court to immediately block a new...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay San Francisco Baykeeper Commentary March 5, 2020Guest commentary written by Dr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at San Francisco Baykeeper: Last month, Governor Newsom finally made good...
REACTIONS to California’s lawsuit against the feds over the biological opinions Maven Water project operations February 25, 2020At the end of last week, Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit challenging the new biological opinions governing the...
THIS JUST IN … Newsom administration files lawsuit over biological opinions; Secretary Bernhardt responds Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Water project operations February 20, 2020This just in from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the...
REACTIONS: Water agencies, NGOs, and legislators react to Trump’s signing of the new biological opinions Maven Water project operations February 20, 2020Yesterday, President Trump was in the San Joaquin Valley where he signed the Record of Decision finalizing the new biological...
