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Statement on Governor Newsom’s Meeting with President Trump and Republican Leaders
Stockton, CA — In response to reports that Governor Gavin Newsom will meet with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders tomorrow, February 5, 2025, to discuss the Los Angeles fires and California’s water management, we urge the Governor to defend California’s people, environment, and laws in these discussions. The President’s recent executive orders (EOs) attempt…
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Trump Water Grab – Press Release From Our Colleagues
For Immediate Release: January 26, 2025 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, Barbara@RestoretheDelta.org; (209) 479-2053; quoted parties available for interviews; Dr. Jon Rosenfield, Science Director, SF Baykeeper, jon@baykeeper.org; (510) 684-4757 BREAKING: Trump Water Grab Threatens Public Health for Four Million Residents in the Bay-Delta Region, California Tribes, Fishery Economies, and So Cal Water Users: Has…
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CSPA Sues California over Operations of the State Water Project
On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) over the “Incidental Take Permit” (ITP) for the operation of the State Water Project. CSPA’s Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declarative and Injunctive Relief alleges…
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Press Release: CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE SECURES AT&T’s REMOVAL OF TOXIC LEAD-CONTAINING PHONE CABLES FROM LAKE TAHOE
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California. September 18, 2024 – California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) is pleased to announce Pacific Bell Telephone Company, dba AT&T of California, has agreed to remove its abandoned telecommunications cables that have been leaching toxic lead into the waters of Lake Tahoe for decades. This settlement comes as a direct result…
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PG&E Withdraws Application for Transfer of Hydropower Assets
On May 10, 2024, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) reported that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had denied an application for the transfer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) hydropower assets to a subsidiary, Pacific Generation. The CPUC found that PG&E’s application failed to meet “even the minimal public interest standard.” The CPUC, however, gave…
