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It’s Final: No Delta Smelt Collected in CDFW Fall Midwater Trawl Survey for 6th Year
It’s final — For the sixth year in a row, no Delta Smelt have been collected in the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fall Midwater Trawl (FMWT) Survey in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta from September through December 2023. Once the most abundant species in the entire estuary,
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Conservation groups file lawsuit against the environmentally destructive Sites Reservoir
WOODLAND, Calif.— Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Dec. 20 against the controversial Sites Reservoir, the largest reservoir project approved in California in decades. This reservoir would harm the Sacramento River ecosystem and threaten already imperiled salmon and other fish species, the lawsuit contends. Represented by the Law Offices
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‘Happy Holidays’ – Department of Water Resources approves fish-killing Delta Tunnel fiasco
Just in time for the Christmas Holidays and the Winter Solstice, the Gavin Newsom administration on December 21 officially approved the embattled Delta Tunnel project and published the project’s Notice of Determination (NOD), drawing outrage from conservation and environmental justice organizations. “The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today approved
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Big Oil Misleads With False Claims That Decreased CA Crude Oil Production Leads To Higher Gas Prices
Consumer Watchdog pointed to experts and evidence that show “decreased local oil production has no impact on California gas prices.”
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Environmental groups slam final Delta Tunnel EIR as California fish populations collapse
SACRAMENTO – As California’s salmon and other fish populations struggle to survive in the worst ecological crisis in the state’s history, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel). DWR also
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New report reveals fossil fuel’s media influence as Big Oil sponsors dinners, awards for journalists
The report, coming out as the ongoing COP28 climate summit continues to generate controversy
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A Really Deep Read: Big Oil Disinformation Campaign, Deep Regulatory Capture and the Failed MLPA Initiative
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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