Trump and water

Policy and regulation Wildfires and watersheds

August 8, 2018

Despite repeated assurances California has enough water to fight the currently 18 major fires raging throughout the state, the Trump...

CAL MATTERS: California sues Trump administration over water protection

February 6, 2018

California has joined a group of states suing two federal agencies for suspending a 2015 rule that entitled more bodies...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Won’t Help Fund California’s $17 Billion Delta Tunnels Project

Delta Conveyance Project

October 25, 2017

Support for California’s contentious $17 billion water project continued to fade Wednesday after the Trump administration said federal money will...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: BLM OKs Mojave Desert Water Pipeline, Reversing Obama-Era Policy

October 18, 2017

The Trump administration has given the go-ahead for a project to siphon millions of gallons of water from an underground...

CAL MATTERS: State may adopt wetlands protections rescinded by Trump administration

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

July 30, 2017

In what is becoming a standard call-and-response rejoinder, a California water agency is considering rules to protect state wetlands after...

The New Trump Administration – A View from the Top

Maven

March 8, 2017

Congressman Doug La Malfa, Congressman Tom McClintock, Senator Jim Nielsen, Senator Tom Berryhill, Senator Ted Gaines, and Assemblymember Kevin Kiley...

REACTIONS to Trump’s rollback of the clean water rule

Maven

March 1, 2017

Yesterday, President Trump issued an order directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water...

CAL MATTERS: Trump administration opposes CA plan for twin water tunnels, then backpedals

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

October 25, 2016

The Trump administration announced today that it won’t support a tunnel project to transport water from the California Delta to...

CAL MATTERS: Unfunded or undone: A Trump presidency eyes California policies

Legislator/Elected Official

June 23, 2016

By Cal Matters: As a state bluer than Lake Tahoe in sunlight, California has adopted a slew of progressive policies...

Senator Feinstein responds to Trump claim that drought doesn’t exist

May 29, 2016

From the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) today released the following statement in response to Donald...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Court Clears Mojave Water Project’s Hurdles

Planning and management

May 12, 2016

By Julie Baker-Dennis, Courthouse News Service A California appeals court panel cleared the way for the Cadiz Mojave Desert groundwater...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Investors Question Reality of SoCal Water Pipeline