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Big Oil spent $16.9 million lobbying California officials in second quarter of 2024
In 2023, the second-highest industry spending year on record after 2017, Big Oil spent around $25.4 million.
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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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Fall Chinook Salmon returns to date are shockingly low on Upper Sacramento River
Because of the low numbers of salmon that returned to the Sacramento and Klamath River Basins in 2022 and 2023, all ocean commercial and recreational fishing for salmon has been closed in California
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DWR Analysis Claims 'Benefits' of Delta Tunnel Will Outweigh Costs; Critics Strongly Disagree
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Governor Newsom promotes Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir as key components of updated California Water Plan
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