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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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Environmental and fishing groups petition CA and feds to protect SF Bay white sturgeon
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United States tops the list of countries with the most oil spills from 1903-2023
We’re number one! The United States leads the list of the 10 countries with the most oil spills from 1903 to 2023, according to the results of a new study compiled in the U.K. The U.S., the biggest oil producer in the world, has clocked up 108
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Trinity County Urges Interior Secretary to Terminate Trump-Era Water Contract with Westlands
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An Insider’s Perspective on Governor Newsom and the State Water Board
A Conversation with Max Gomberg and Peter DrekMeier | Via ZOOM, Tuesday, November 28 AT NOON PST. REGISTER | In an online discussion with Tuolumne River Trust Policy Director Peter Drekmeier, former State Water Resources Control Board staffer Max Gomberg will discuss the policy missteps and public trust betrayals of the agency
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SF Baykeeper Intends to Sue Feds for Missing Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt
Oakland, California—Yet another fish in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is in deep trouble and an environmental advocacy organization intends to take legal action to prevent the species from becoming extinct. On October 11, San Francisco Baykeeper put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the group
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Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Completed on the Klamath River
Hornbrook, CA – As a journalist who has been covering the movement by the Klamath River Tribes, fishermen and conservationists to remove the dams on the Klamath River for over 20 years, it is very gratifying to see the progress made on the removal of the four PacifiCorp dams this year.
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Despite Veto Threat, House Passes Spending Bill Terminating CVPIA Environmental Restoration Program
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Westlands Water District Asks CA Supreme Court to Overturn Environmental Restoration Obligations
Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water district in the country, is asking the California Supreme Court to overrule four State Court decisions in its most recent effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in environmental restoration and other costs. These decisions refused to “rubber stamp a federal
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Valero Energy Posts $2.6 Billion 3rd Quarter Profit, California Gasoline Margins 70% Greater Than Other Regions
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San Joaquin Valley growers may face probation for failing to protect groundwater
By Rachel Becker | CalMatters.org | Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. California water officials last week recommended putting several San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies on probation for failing to develop an adequate plan to
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