Environmental News

Environmental News

CA oil drilling permits skyrocket in 2026's first quarter; majority are for Chevron wells

The industry has to use more dangerous and "dirtier" techniques to extract oil out of the ground as they deplete the available crude oil in the ground

Environmental News

CA Department of Resources dismisses its second validation action for Delta Tunnel funding

The centerpiece of the Delta Conveyance Project is a 45-mile long tunnel that would divert the Sacramento River at Hood before it flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Environmental News

New California water coalition releases 'Water Renaissance' vision for the state's water future that rules out the Delta Tunnel

Among other findings, the new plan identifies the opportunity to secure 1.8-2 million acre-feet of drought-proof water supplies in Southern California by 2045 through sustainable technologies

Elections

Big Oil spends record $10 million on lobbying CA officials in first quarter of 2026

Top industry front group Californians for Energy Independence scored nearly $1.8 million in itemized contributions in Q1, all of it from Chevron.

Environmental News

Advocates urge CA officials to oppose Trump's 'Drill Baby Drill,' stop expediting oil permits

However, there is one big problem in increasing oil production in California - the oil reserves in California are rapidly being depleted

Environmental News

Tribes and Environmental Groups Slam Legislative Analyst's Office Report on Updated Bay-Delta Plan

Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom, in the last year of his term, continues to promote the salmon-killing Delta Tunnel and Sites Reservoir

Environmental News

Bureau of Reclamation Releases Pulse Flows to Sacramento River for Juvenile Chinook Salmon

Reclamation said pulse flow releases from Keswick Dam into the Sacramento River will target flow rates of approximately 11,000 cubic feet per second

Environmental News

California Water Board issues draft water decision for widely-opposed Sites Reservoir Project

Promoted by the Newsom administration as a response to climate change, the group said the reservoir’s operation would be based on flow rules for the Sacramento River.

Environmental News

Fish groups say juvenile salmon will die unless feds release pulse flows into Sacramento River

The salmon released into the river were the progeny of adult Chinooks that returned to spawn in the hatchery on Battle Creek in the fall of 2025

Politics & Government

Retirees, State Workers Testify and Hold Silent Vigil Urging CalPERS to Divest from Fossil Fuels

The meeting came at a time when many pension funds throughout the country and world have recognized the risk of fossil fuel investments

Environmental News

Klamath Tribes Document First Salmon Hatch in Upper Klamath Lake Tributaries in 100 Years!

This historic event was recorded by the Klamath Tribes' Ambodat Department on March 18, 2026

Environmental News

Good News: Three alternatives adopted for California's 2026 ocean salmon seasons

The relatively strong return of protected Sacramento Winter Run Chinook in 2025 allows for less constraints on the salmon season in Monterey Bay and other areas