Environmental news with a special focus on the California Delta and the proposed tunnel project. Special reporting by Dan Bacher
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In 2023 and 2024, the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA)sponsored dinners and awards receptions for journalists.
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The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act would require the largest fossil fuel corporations to pay for the climate devastation
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The petitioners – the San Francisco Baykeeper, Restore the Delta, Delta counties and agencies, among others – vigorously opposed DWR’s motion.
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“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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The testimony of DWR engineer Amardeep Singh states that the DCP will increase water deliveries from the Delta by 22%.
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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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Written testimony from a Department of Water Resources engineer tells a much different story.
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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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“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.”
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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
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No details were released on what transpired to get the Bureau to renew the funding after the contract expired.
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The State Water Board’s hearing platform was the direct target of this cyberattack, everyone in the hearing room or viewing the proceeding on YouTube was harmed.