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  • Newsom promised to end California’s water wars. Now that Trump is gone, can he do it?

    https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article249035835.html By Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow February 08, 2021 05:00 AM To preserve nature in California and address climate change, California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 7, 2020, committed the state to a goal of preserving 30% of its land and 30% of coastal waters by 2030. By California Governor Shortly after taking office…

  • Advocates for fish, and canoeing, win a round in debate over Tuolumne River flows

    https://www.modbee.com/news/business/agriculture/article248718325.html By John Holland January 26, 2021 05:00 AM, Updated January 26, 2021 06:09 AM A federal agency has ruled that the state can continue to seek higher flows on the Tuolumne River than planned by the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts. The Jan. 19 ruling drew cheers from environmental and fishing groups that have…

  • Environmental turnaround — 8 issues that will pivot in California’s favor under Biden

    https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/Environmental-turnaround-8-issues-that-will-15891953.php Kurtis Alexander Jan. 24, 2021 Updated: Jan. 24, 2021 7:18 a.m. As wildfires, heat waves, water scarcity and threats to wildlife intensify in the West, California’s effort to confront these environmental crises now has support in Washington, a stark change from the past four years. Even as former President Donald Trump spent his final…

  • FERC Declaratory Order Finding Waiver of California Section 401 Authority Challenged in Ninth Circuit

    https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hydro-newsletter-volume-7-issue-11 Hydro Newsletter – Volume 7, Issue 11 Friday, October 30, 2020 The California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) and a group of environmental organizations, including California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Friends of the River, and Sierra Club and its Tehipite Chapter, each have filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of…

  • Fishing group sues recycling center over harm to environment

    https://legalnewsline.com/stories/556809885-fishing-group-sues-recycling-center-over-harm-to-environment By John O’Brien Oct 7, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California fishing group is suing Metech Recycling over its facility in Gilroy. The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance filed suit Oct. 1 in federal court against Metech under the citizen suit enforcement provision of the Water Pollution Control Act. Metech is accused of…