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31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
In addition to misleading attacks on environmental protections in the Bay-Delta, there has also been a lot of misinformation about permitting water infrastructure in California. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Yesterday, the federal Court for the Eastern District of California issued a ruling granting in part the motions for preliminary injunction filed against the Trump Administration by the State o [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Since the State Water Resources Control Board began its public process to update the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan in 2008, the amount of water proposed for the Bay-Delta environment has continuously shrunk due to political pressure from those who profit from the destruction of the Delta. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Given the trail of environmental degradation, unlawful agency action, and scientific misconduct left in the wake of decision-making by the Trump Administration and In [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Yesterday, attorneys for the State Water Contractors filed a motion to intervene in litigation challenging the Trump Administration’s recent biological opinions in the Bay-Delta. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
With governments around the world racing to address our current crisis, it seems profoundly strange to write about anything but the challenge of meeting this global threat that is disrupting our lives and threatening our families and loved ones. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
While this year is shaping up to be a catastrophe for salmon in California, it is not a surprise—it was anticipated and, shockingly, authorized under the Trump Administration’s final permits (known as biological opinions, or "BiOps" for short). [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order this week that legalizes the State Water Board’s waiver of minimum water quality objectives in the Bay-Delta and pressures the State Water B [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Not only does the proposed Bay-Delta voluntary agreement wholly fail to provide the water [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
In addition to Trumpian arguments about “new” science (See part one of this blog), agribusinesses and water agencies that would benefit from increased water diversions from California’s Bay-De [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
In the middle of a pandemic, an economic recession, and everything else that 2020 is throwing at us, in early August the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a lawsu [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Thankfully, there is a growing recognition of the need to reform California’s water rights system, which is [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
The House Interior Appropriations Committee, led by Rep. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
The Trump Administration’s efforts to enlarge Shasta Dam was always a bad idea. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
On Thursday (11/21) we may find out whether the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is proposing operations of the State Water Project that are significantly more protective than the Trump Administration’s biological opinions, or whether DWR will be aligning with the Trump Administrati [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
While the State’s newest proposal for voluntary agreements in the Bay-Delta leaves a lot of unanswered questions, the initial analysis reveals a deeply troubling direction. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
This fall, as the Trump Administration escalates its attacks on California’s environmental protections, Governor Newsom’s team will face difficult tests regarding California water. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Why does the Department of Water Resources’ draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Delta tunnel project refuse to consider any operational alternatives that increase flows into and through the Delta to protect salmon and the environment? [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Will the Biden Administration act before October 17th to begin renegotiating one of the most inequitable and unsustainable water contracts in California, the San Joaquin River Exchange Contract? [read post]