INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why Trump keeps blaming the Delta smelt for California’s water woes—and what it could mean for endangered species Inside Climate News News February 8, 2025 239A small endangered fish is at the heart of a controversy over California water management. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate...
AG ALERT: ‘Frustrated’ and ‘confused’: Army Corps dam releases sent farmers scrambling Ag Alert News February 8, 2025 2109By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Local water managers in Tulare County may have prevented a disaster last week. On the...
SJV WATER: Water managers vent frustration over water dump from Tulare County lakes; pivot to Delta issues SJV Water News February 6, 2025 614By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...
SJV WATER: Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes SJV Water News February 1, 2025 3553By Lois Henry, SJV Water The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California leaders condemn Trump executive order tying water policy to wildfire relief Courthouse News Service News January 28, 2025 270Trump claims his order will send more water to firefighters in Southern California. Except the Central Valley Project only delivers...
GOV. NEWSOM: Hear the experts give the real facts on California water Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News January 27, 2025 6693From Governor Newsom: Scientists, water managers, state leaders, and experts throughout the state are calling out the federal administration’s ongoing...
WHITE HOUSE: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond President Trump News January 27, 2025 1756[cmtoc_table_of_contents] President Trump’s Executive Order By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of...
DAN WALTERS: Trump jumps back into California’s water wars with a pro-farmer decree Cal Matters News January 23, 2025 368By 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 News January 22, 2025 783Trump 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 Press Release/Other January 20, 2025 654From the Trump White House: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Putting People over...
CAL MATTERS: Fact check: Why is Trump blaming the LA fires on Newsom’s water policies? Cal Matters News January 8, 2025 3990President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires...
CAL MATTERS: Here we go again: California prepares to battle Trump over environmental policies Cal Matters News November 8, 2024 291A 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 Press Release/Other November 20, 2023 169Press 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 Press Release/Other August 12, 2023 288Undisclosed 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 News February 21, 2023 2Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...