State's New Permit Fails to Protect Salmon and the Bay-Delta
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...
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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...
Will CA Pass SB 1 to #Resist Trump’s Environmental Assault?
The Trump Administration is stepping up its attacks on California’s rivers, salmon, and other native fish and wildlife, and the thousands of fishing jobs that...
Bernhardt’s Bay-Delta Plan Runs into a Problem: Science
It’s been a bad several months for the Trump Administration’s efforts to weaken and eliminate protections for Endangered Species in California’s Bay-Delta...
Key Questions about a Potential "Grand Bargain" on CA Water
For several years, state and federal agencies, local water districts, and a few conservation groups have participated in negotiations regarding potential volunt...