Delta Deja Vu
California’s longest-running water gambit is reemerging from the shadows. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Department of Water Resources released the final environmental review for its version of a …
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Delta tunnel: Salmon at risk from massive water project
California’s water agency has released a long-awaited environmental report outlining the details and impacts of a controversial proposal to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and …
Suit Filed To Freeze Delta Tunnel Boondoggle Funds
An enviro disaster in the making, environmentalists have sued to freeze public funding for California’s $16 billion plan to tunnel underneath the West Coast’s largest …
Army Corps posts public notice for Delta Tunnel permit
The Army Corp is at it again. On August 20, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District posted Public Notice SPK-2019-00899, a key permit …
Federal Judge’s Order Protects California Steelhead
To protect the spring migration of threatened California trout species, a federal judge Monday halted the Trump administration’s bid to supply farmers with extra water …
Fish Experts: Delta Tunnels Could Help Save Native Species
Despite evidence to the contrary, a California fish expert says the proposed Delta Tunnels will benefit fish species. A new report from scientists at the …
Trump Move to Boost Delta Pumping Raises Fears About Fish Impacts
Some experts are questioning the legality of the Trump administration’s plan to increase water pumping of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, while others are concerned about …
The delta smelt heads for extinction
Since the Endangered Species Act was signed into law in 1973, no fish has gone extinct. The Delta smelt, which is considered the bellwether of …
Close to Home: California salmon on the brink of disaster
Sen. Dianne Feinstein just handed the future of California salmon and our fishing economy over to the Trump administration. Feinstein worked with congressmen representing big …
Scientists report SF Bay ecosystem collapsing
So little water is flowing from the rivers that feed the estuary, which includes the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, Suisun Marsh, and the bay, that …