Environmental News
Vote on Climate Superfund Bill Postponed in California Senate Judiciary Committee
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act would require the largest fossil fuel corporations to pay for the climate devastation
Dan Bacher
Environmental News
Big Oil sponsors dinners and awards receptions for journalists as study reveals $38 trillion in climate damage
In 2023 and 2024, the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA)sponsored dinners and awards receptions for journalists.
Environmental News
California Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act Passes First Assembly Committee
The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act would require the largest fossil fuel corporations to pay for the climate devastation
Politics & Government
Big Oil Shatters Annual Lobbying Spending Records to Attack Climate Justice Policy In California
With the new administration’s commitment to a “Drill, Baby, Drill” agenda, advocates say it is “more important than ever” to expose industry’s influence over California politics and policymakers.
Environmental News
Court Blocks Delta Tunnel Drilling Once Again
The petitioners – the San Francisco Baykeeper, Restore the Delta, Delta counties and agencies, among others – vigorously opposed DWR’s motion.
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Salmon and Water Groups Respond to Closure of California Commercial Salmon Fishing for Third Year
“This marks the third year in a row of no commercial fishing allocation in California and the state’s first recreational salmon season since 2022.”
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Fridays for Future Rallies at Capitol in Support of Make Polluters Pay Superfund Bill
This bill would make the biggest fossil fuel polluters pay their fair share for the climate destruction they’ve caused - rather than leaving taxpayers to cover the cost.
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Despite DWR's claims, the Delta Tunnel will increase water deliveries by 22 percent
Written testimony from a Department of Water Resources engineer tells a much different story.
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Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act Passes First California Senate Committee
California taxpayers are facing an “unprecedented and escalating financial burden” from recent wildfires and atmospheric river storms, creating an affordability crisis.
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The Mask Comes Off: Department of Water Resources Reveals the True Purpose of the Delta Tunnel
“This project is a blatant attempt to maximize exports from the Delta for the benefit of large development and agricultural interests in Southern California and Kern County.”
Politics & Government
Trump Executive Order Attempts to Whitewash American History by Erasing Uncomfortable Truths
The order reeks of the erasure of uncomfortable history that authoritarian political regimes have tried to achieve for centuries
Environmental News
Coalition Calls For Investigation, Postponement After Cyberattack Disrupts Delta Tunnel Hearing
The cyberattack flooded the State Water Resources Control Board’s remote hearing platform with hateful and racist imagery, an incident that appeared designed to intimidate Tribal and community members