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  • Committee votes to move Bernhardt’s nomination as Interior Secretary to full Senate vote

    https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/4/4/1847785/-Breaking-Committee-votes-to-move-Bernhardt-s-nomination-as-Interior-Secretary-to-full-Senate-vote Dan Bacher Thursday April 04, 2019 · 11:21 AM PDT Washington D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today voted 14-6 to move the nomination of Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, a former Westlands Water District and oil industry lobbyist, to a full Senate vote, setting the stage for a contentious and heated debate.…

  • Water is a Many Splendor’ed Thing podcast… Butterflies, Toads and Fish

    https://mavensnotebook.com/2019/03/17/daily-digest-weekend-edition-drought-is-over-or-not-instagram-hungry-crowds-are-destroying-the-super-bloom-everything-thats-in-the-dingell-act-enviro-group-wants-scott-dam-on-eel-rive/ DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Drought is over … or not … ; Instagram-hungry crowds are destroying the super bloom; Everything that’s in the Dingell Act; Enviro group wants Scott Dam on Eel River removed; Wet winter likely to keep Colorado River out of shortage next year; and more … Maven March 17, 2019 Sunday…

  • Newsom promotes voluntary agreements that imperil salmon, Delta

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/03/14/18821912.php by Dan Bacher Thursday Mar 14th, 2019 9:24 AM A coalition of fishing, river and environmental groups on March 7 released a 10-page analysis challenging a controversial voluntary settlement proposal submitted last week by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), saying that the agreements might actually…

  • Tell your Senators: Vote NO on Bernhardt for Interior Secretary (We don’t need another lobbyist)

    http://redgreenandblue.org/2019/03/11/tell-senators-vote-no-bernhardt-interior-secretary-dont-need-another-lobbyist/ March 11, 2019 By Dan Bacher In a joint press release, the coalition said, “A brutal confirmation fight is expected soon in the Senate as President Trump has now nominated Bernhardt to permanently lead the Department of the Interior. Bernhardt has served as deputy secretary since early in the Trump administration, and became acting…

  • Fishing and river groups weigh in on the Voluntary Agreements

    https://mavensnotebook.com/2019/03/07/fishing-and-river-groups-analyze-voluntary-agreements/ March 7, 2019 By Maven Last week, the Department of Water Resources and the Department of Fish and Wildlife submitted a proposal to the State Water Board as an alternative to the update of the Bay Delta Plan.  The submittal for the agreement was signed by 44 individuals, representing mainly water agencies and irrigation…