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February 19, 2020

President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise Wednesday to send more water from Northern California to cities and...

THIS JUST IN … Trump signs biological opinions; Governor Newsom promises to sue

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February 19, 2020

From the Department of the Interior: Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt joined President Donald Trump and other...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

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February 12, 2020

The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Sues Trump Administration Over New Federal Water Rules

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February 2, 2020

California filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration to block new rules that allows farmers to use more...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation uses latest science to improve water reliability in California

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December 19, 2019

Final environmental impact statement released for the biological opinions for Central Valley Project and State Water Project long-term operations From...

LETTER: Feinstein to California, Trump Administration: Work Together on California Water

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December 19, 2019

From the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on Governor Gavin Newsom and Interior Secretary...

REACTIONS to State of California’s announcement of intent to litigate

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November 22, 2019

Yesterday, the California Natural Resources Agency released the draft environmental documents for the state process to permit State Water Project...

THIS JUST IN … Bureau of Reclamation responds to California decision to litigate CVP and SWP

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November 21, 2019

From the Bureau of Reclamation: In light of Governor Newsom’s announcement regarding the State of California’s intent to sue the...

WADE CROWFOOT, JARED BLUMENFELD: Rejecting federal proposal, California lays out its vision for protecting endangered species and meeting state water needs

Cal Matters

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November 21, 2019

Wade Crowfoot and Jared Blumenfeld, secretaries of Natural Resources and CalEPA: After careful review of the federal biological opinions released...

SJV WATER: State water contractors should “drill into” California’s response to new delta biological opinions

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November 14, 2019

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A top federal water official warned members of a Central Valley water group that the...

CAL MATTERS: Trump plan could bring growers more water. But will it harm California’s rare salmon?

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October 25, 2019

By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters The Trump administration this week declared that pumping more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Roll Back Fish Protections to Send More Northern California Water South

Courthouse News Service

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October 22, 2019

The Trump administration on Tuesday weakened federal regulations aimed at protecting a variety of fish species that have seen their...

REACTIONS (Update): Water agencies, stakeholder groups, and elected officials react to the release of the biological opinions

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October 22, 2019

Today, the Trump Administration released the long-awaited biological opinions. Here’s what water agencies and stakeholder groups have to say: (Note:...

THIS JUST IN … Biological opinions for long-term operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project released

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October 22, 2019

Paul Souza (USGWS), Barry Thom (NOAA Fisheries) and Ernest Conant (Reclamation) discuss the new biological opinions in a press call...

THE CONVERSATION: Repealing the Clean Water Rule will swamp the Trump administration in wetland litigation

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Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

September 24, 2019

Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School, for The Conversation The question of which streams, lakes, wetlands and other water...