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 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 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
Community News
If Elk Grove residents get upset about fence regulations, wait until the city starts inspecting garbage cans for organic waste
Business & Real Estate
California sees 11% decline in oil reserves, but still 5th most in U.S.
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830,000 Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fry Die from Gas Bubble Disease in Klamath River
By Dan Bacher | The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Saturday morning that hundreds of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon fry, released for the first time from its Fall Creek Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County, are “presumed to have succumbed to gas bubble disease in the Klamath River”
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Protests Against Delta Tunnel Change in Water Diversion Must Be Filed by April 29
Business & Real Estate
CA Resources Corporation Ploy To Buy Aera Energy Is Way To Avoid Plugging Idle Wells, Capture Carbon
An oil well can be financially self-sustaining by producing 2 barrels per day.
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Senate Committee kills bill to end offshore oil drilling in CA as Big Oil sets new lobbying spending record
The two bills were killed at a time that lobbying spending by the oil industry has shattered records.