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Delta Caucus Calls on Legislature to Once Again Reject Newsom's Plan to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel
“It’s deja vu all over again” as Governor Gavin Newsom continues his seemingly endless battle to get the Delta Tunnel built.
Dan Bacher
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State Water Board Releases Controversial Bay-Delta Water Plan Update Amid Civil Rights Investigation
The updates and revisions include “voluntary agreements” (VAs), in which powerful water districts commit to provide limited additional river flows and funding in exchange for regulatory exemptions.
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No New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in 2nd Quarter, But Thousands of New Wells Proposed
Two groups warn that this progress could be reversed if state leaders allow Kern County to fast-track thousands of new drilling permits
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Tribal Leaders, Enviros Urge Legislature to Reject Bills Fast-Tracking Delta Tunnel Project
They urged the legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bills that they say would fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project.
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Indigenous Youth complete first descent of undammed Klamath River from source to sea
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C-WIN: The real cost of Newsom's Delta Tunnel could be anywhere from $60 to $100 billion
In 2024, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) estimated the cost of the project, at $20.1 billion in undiscounted 2023 dollars.
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Groups Condemn Kern County's Fast Tracking of New Oil and Gas Drilling Permits
Climate justice advocates note that this is the county’s third attempt to update its oil and gas permitting ordinance
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Newsom, Democrats and Republicans Unite to Pass Bills Undermining CEQA
Governor Newsom claimed the legislation is “a landmark budget bill package that cuts red tape, fast-tracks housing and infrastructure, and improves affordability for all Californians.”
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Newsom, Democrats and MAGA Republicans Unite to Pass Bill Gutting Landmark Environmental Law
The controversial budget bills exempt nine types of project including “water infrastructure.”
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Urgent Action Alert: Newsom Holds Budget Hostage to CEQA 'Reform' Bill to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel
At the top of the list of his “priority projects” is the Delta Tunnel.
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Legislative Committee Will Reconsider Full Audit of DWR Spending on Delta Tunnel
Bill Wells, Executive Director of the California Delta Chambers and Visitors Bureau, emphasized the enormous impact that building the Delta Tunnel would have on the region’s recreational economy.
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California Senate Rejects Governor Newsom's Plan to Fast-Track Delta Tunnel in Budget
Delta advocates celebrated the vote to reject the Governor’s trailer bill language, but noted that the Delta Tunnel proposals may return in policy committees later this year.