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California Drought: Coalition opposes temporary urgency changes for Central Valley Water Project and State Water Project
https://redgreenandblue.org/2021/06/30/california-drought-coalition-opposes-temporary-urgency-changes-central-valley-water-project-state-water-project/ By Dan Bacher Published on June 30th, 2021 “The State Water Board issued its order before receiving all public input, including from our coalition,” said Tim Stroshane, policy analyst with Restore the Delta. (RTD was joined in the reconsideration request by Little Manila Rising and Save California Salmon. “We insist they reconsider their order…
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SF Supervisors Approve Resolution Protecting the Tuolumne River and Clean Water
https://yubanet.com/california/sf-supervisors-approve-resolution-protecting-the-tuolumne-river-and-clean-water/ by Restore the Delta June 14, 2021 San Francisco, June 14, 2021 – On June 8, the SF Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution by Supervisor Aaron Peskin calling on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to work with the State to protect the Tuolumne River, the source of San Francisco’s water.…
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A Massive Fish Kill Continues on Klamath River
https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/06/10/a-massive-fish-kill-continues-on-klamath-river/ June 10, 2021 by Dan Bacher The Karuk Tribe in Northern California has declared a state of climate emergency in response to record low precipitation in the Klamath Basin as a massive juvenile salmon kill unfolds on the Klamath River. “This emergency declaration acknowledges the reality that climate change is upon us, and the dangers that…
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Karuk Tribe declares emergency in Klamath Basin amid catastrophic fish kill
https://www.times-standard.com/2021/06/01/karuk-tribe-declares-climate-emergency/ By Isabella Vanderheiden PUBLISHED: June 1, 2021 at 1:43 p.m. | UPDATED: June 2, 2021 at 3:36 p.m. 97% of fish test positive for deadly pathogen, tribe says The Karuk Tribe declared a state of emergency in the Klamath Basin on Tuesday in response to historic drought conditions and a devastating fish kill “that…
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Fishing and environmental groups join Winnemem Wintu Tribe in opposing Shasta Dam raise
http://redgreenandblue.org/2021/05/28/fishing-environmental-groups-join-winnemem-wintu-tribe-opposing-shasta-dam-raise/ Published on May 28th, 2021 By Dan Bacher The groups also support the tribe’s call for replacing the flawed 2019 set of rules (biological opinion) for operating the federal Central Valley Project with better environmental protections. Below is the letter: May 18, 2021 Secretary Deb Haaland Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W.…
