Environmental news with a special focus on the California Delta and the proposed tunnel project. Special reporting by Dan Bacher
Environmental News
The letter notes that since President Trump’s election, Governor Newsom has appeared to back away from “aggressively taking on Big Oil and the need for a rapid transition off fossil fuels,”
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Sacramento River in the North Delta. Photo by Dan Bacher.
Environmental News
Newsom described the bill package as “sweeping bipartisan reforms to California's world-leading climate policy that promise to save Californians billions of dollars on energy costs.”
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If built, the Delta Tunnel would hasten the extinction of Sacramento River spring and winter-run Chinook salmon,
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No Delta smelt have been found in the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl Survey for seven years.
Politics & Government
Newsom and legislative leaders are trying to ramrod environmentally destructive bills through the Legislature
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Meet the “new” plan, same as the old plan.
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Elk Grove is unlikely to open a cooling center as it does not meet its minimum heat requirements.
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WSPA and the oil companies wield their power in 8 major ways
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New proposed legislation could open the door to as many as 4,700 new drilling permits in its first year
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“It’s deja vu all over again” as Governor Gavin Newsom continues his seemingly endless battle to get the Delta Tunnel built.
Environmental News
The updates and revisions include “voluntary agreements” (VAs), in which powerful water districts commit to provide limited additional river flows and funding in exchange for regulatory exemptions.