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
Environmental news with a special focus on the California Delta and the proposed tunnel project. Special reporting by Dan Bacher
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
Environmental News
Increased Abundance of Sacramento and Klamath River Chinooks Points to Improved Salmon Season
The potential for fishing seasons on the ocean in the Klamath Management Zone and the Klamath and Trinity River systems looks better
Environmental News
Fall Chinook Salmon Numbers in Sacramento River Rise After 3 Years of Higher Flows
California will likely see a salmon fishing season this year
Environmental News
Rep. Josh Harder urges Army Corps of Engineers to deny permits for embattled Delta Tunnel project
Harder was joined by Democratic members of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Con