Why Is DWR Helping Trump Weaken Bay-Delta Protections?
Why is the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) collaborating with the Trump Administration to weaken protections for salmon and other endangered...
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MWD Suggests Southern California Has Too Much Water?!
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? Remarkably, that’s...
Will DWR Embrace or Reject the Trump Biops?
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...
Trump’s Bay-Delta Biops Are a Plan for Extinction
Given the trail of environmental degradation, unlawful agency action, and scientific misconduct left in the wake of decision-making by the Trump Administration...
Bad News for the Bay-Delta Tomorrow: Trump Admin's New BiOps
On October 22 the Trump Administration is expected to release new Endangered Species Act permits, known as biological opinions, that are almost certain to...
Beware Trumpian Claims that Fish Don’t Need Water (Part 2)
In addition to Trumpian arguments about “new” science ( see part one of this blog ), agribusinesses and water agencies that would benefit from increased water...