Environmental News
Trump Picks Doug Burgum, A Big Oil Shill, For Interior Secretary
Trump made the announcement during an America First Policy Institute gala held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
Dan Bacher
Environmental News
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.
Environmental News
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
First Klamath River salmon since 1912 reported in Oregon after dam removal!
This salmon traveled over 230 miles from the Pacific Ocean to reach Spencer Creek only a few weeks after Klamath River dams were removed to ensure fish passage from California to Oregon.
Elections
Big Oil Spent $8.3 Million Lobbying California Officials In Second Quarter Of 2024
Politics & Government
Gov. Newsom Signs New Minimum Gasoline Reserve Law to Prevent CA Gasoline Price Spikes
The oil industry spent around $8.3 million on lobbying in published disclosures for the second quarter of 2024.
Environmental News
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
Environmental News
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
Environmental News
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
Environmental News
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
Environmental News
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.
Environmental News
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.