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31 Mar 2011, 1:19 pm
Here’s the first paragraph of Doug Obegi’s entry yesterday (Feb. 24) at NRDC’s Switchboard site. [read post]
16 May 2011, 11:44 am
Here’s the first paragraph of Doug Obegi’s entry yesterday (Feb. 24) at NRDC’s Switchboard site. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
On October 22 the Trump Administration is expected to release new Endangered Species Act permits, known as biological opinions, that are almost certain to significantly weaken and/or eliminate existing federal protections for salmon and other endangered species in California’s Bay-Delta watershed [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Shockingly, California does not have a plan for drought, even though droughts are a fact of life here and scientists have been warning for years that climate change will make them worse. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
The State’s recent announcement of a proposed voluntary agreement (“VA” for short) for the Bay-Delta watershed is the result of an illegitimate, exclusionary backroom negotiation [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
For years, scientists and State officials have warned of the need to prepare for a hotter, drier future as a result of climate change. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Proponents of the Delta tunnels often claim that WaterFix ensures reliable water supplies. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Scientists and conservation groups including NRDC have been warning for years that farms and cities in California need to plan to divert less water from the Bay-Delta watershed, and the 2009 enactment of the Delta Reform Act established that it is State policy to reduce reliance on water supplies [read post]
10 Apr 2023, 10:11 am by Doug Obegi
Documentary film River's End explores the threats to California's rivers and fisheries, and the people fighting to save them. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
After 10 years of study and extensive public outreach, the State Water Resources Control Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday to adopt new flow and water quality standa [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
Over the past several weeks, a series of storms have lashed California, causing widespread damage across the state, including significant flooding of homes, landslides, sinkholes and road closures, downed trees, and sadly, loss of life. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
After 10 years and multiple rounds of public hearings, the State Water Resources Control Board announced yesterday that it would postpone voting on whether to adopt new flow and water quality standards for the lower San Joaquin River and the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced rivers. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
While the California Department of Water Resources’ initial water supply allocation for the State Water Project is ostensibly only 5%, this allocation is a lot more water than it initially appears (more than 1.4 million acre feet of water) – and almost certainly more water than DWR can sustainabl [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
For several years, state and federal agencies, local water districts, and a few conservation groups have participated in negotiations regarding potential voluntary settlements on Delta flows. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Doug Obegi
When was the last time that you heard a water district in California complaining that in the future, they will have too much water supply? [read post]
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]