Environmental News
Tribes, Environmental Groups Address Fundamental Flaws with Delta Tunnel Project Hearings
The Delta Conveyance Project is a proposed 40-foot-wide underground tunnel to move water south
Environmental News
Governor Newsom issues water resilience update, touting 'progress' on Delta Tunnel and Sites Reservoir
Current state and federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) permits require DWR and Reclamation to release a pulse of water through the Delta to the San Francisco Bay in September and October
Environmental News
State and federal water agencies cancel fall flow protections for endangered Delta Smelt!
Current state and federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) permits require DWR and Reclamation to release a pulse of water through the Delta to the San Francisco Bay in September and October
Environmental News
Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Three Laws To Hold Oil Drillers Accountable In CA
The signing of the bills was a big victory by the consumer, climate justice, environmental and community groups
Environmental News
Environmental and fish groups disappointed with appellate court ruling on Sites Reservoir
Friday’s court ruling was issued at a time when California salmon, steelhead and other fish populations and the San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem are in their worst crisis ever, according to fish advocates.
Environmental News
CA oil regulators issue 34 new drilling permits in first 6 months of 2024, head oil regulator retires
A total of 16,366 total oil and gas well drilling permits have been approved by the Gavin Newsom administration since Jan 2019.
Environmental News
Elk Grove's innovation czar seeks policy direction from mayor, city council on climate action plan
California has set a 2045 goal or zero carbon emissions.
Environmental News
Governor Newsom promotes Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir as key components of updated California Water Plan
Community News
If Elk Grove residents get upset about fence regulations, wait until the city starts inspecting garbage cans for organic waste
Current News
Report Exposes $11 Million Dark Money Ad Campaign by Big Oil in California by Dan Bacher
Business & Real Estate
California sees 11% decline in oil reserves, but still 5th most in U.S.
Environmental News
830,000 Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fry Die from Gas Bubble Disease in Klamath River
By Dan Bacher | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Saturday morning that hundreds of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon fry, released for the first time from its Fall Creek Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County, are “presumed to have succumbed to gas bubble disease in the Klamath River”