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Delta Tunnel hearing cancelled after hacker takes over Zoom platform
The hearing was regarding the pending petitions for a change in water rights by the California Department of Water Resources
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Environmental news with a special focus on the California Delta and the proposed tunnel project. Special reporting by Dan Bacher
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Sites Reservoir receives an additional $134 million in federal funding from Trump regime
Opponents of Sites say the reservoir would cause enormous damage to already collapsing populations of Sacramento River Chinook salmon and Delta fish populations.
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Climate justice advocates urge CalPERS to divest from fossil fuels at Sacramento protest
Among public pensions, CalPERS is the nation's #1 funder of the fossil fuel industry
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Santa Barbara Residents Rally to Stop Restart of Refugio Oil Spill Pipeline
The environmental groups and community members that gathered in Santa Barbara also sent a clear message to Governor Gavin Newsom
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A 250 Ft. Wall of Water on the Trinity River Is Still a Big Threat
“If Oroville had overtopped, the surging water would’ve rapidly eroded the dam, ultimately unleashing a massive flood down the Feather and Sacramento Rivers.”
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Rep. Josh Harder Reintroduces Bill to Stop Delta Tunnel
The Stop the Delta Tunnel Act would prohibit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from issuing a federal permit necessary for the project
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New 2024 CA Oil Drilling Permits Drop to 73, But Oil Regulators Drop Ball on Bonding
The total number of new and reworked oil drilling permits issued since Jan. 2019 comes to 17,330.
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Senator Padilla Questions Hegseth on Trump's Purported Military Action to Turn On California Water
On Monday, Trump implied that his executive orders were already being hastily and aggressively carried out as he posted on Truth Socia.
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Sierra Club California Blasts Trump's Threat to Withhold Wildfire Aid from California
"I don’t think we should give California anything until they let the water run down,” Trump said.
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Trump Expected to Visit LA - After Threatening to Cut Off Aid Unless Delta Exports Increase
Trump’s push for increased fossil fuel production in a country that is already the biggest crude oil producer on the planet will only drive more climate disasters like LA’s ongoing wildfires.
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Trump Issues Executive Order to Divert More Delta Water to Big Agribusiness, Southern California
This memo amounts to an outright attack on recreational and commercial fishing communities, California Tribes, conservationists, Delta communities, family farmers and businesses fighting for the restoration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
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Trump’s Climate Change Denying Energy Plan Puts Big Oil Over People and Planet
The U.S. has produced more crude oil over the past three years than any other country in history