https://calmatters.org/environment/2024/06/white-sturgeon-gains-california-protection-species/ BY RACHEL BECKER JUNE 19, 2024 California’s Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved white sturgeon as a candidate for listing, which launches a review by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to evaluate whether it is in enough danger to warrant being declared threatened or endangered. The review is expected to take at least…

https://www.calaverasenterprise.com/articles/government/utica-seeking-ferc-licensing-exemption-begins-reviewing-the-quest-ahead/ April 11, 2024 By Tori James A review process is underway for an effort that seeks to do away with a lengthy, costly federal agency’s relicensing process to spare local water customers from having to help pay for it. The Utica Water and Power Authority (UWPA) has begun applying to the Federal Energy Regulatory…

https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/delta-tunnel-supporters-opponents-respond-to-19384478.php April 3, 2024 By Aly Brown Bay City News Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced the release of the state’s updated water plan, which garnered both support and criticism. As he stood in the snow-packed Sierra Nevada for a press conference during the April snow survey at Phillips Station, Newsom said the new reality…

https://mavensnotebook.com/2024/04/03/press-release-groups-and-tribe-urge-regulators-to-control-toxic-pollution-from-selenium/ April 3, 2024 From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups and a Tribe have urged regulators to control recently measured excess levels of selenium in Mud Slough. Mud Slough drains selenium-impaired land on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley…

https://ncgasa.org/2024/04/02/cdfw-report-to-fish-game-commission-petition-evaluation-esa-listing-of-white-sturgeon/ April 2, 2024 | NCGASA Staff California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) 2024 submits a Report to the Fish and Game Commission regarding the Evaluation of the petition from San Francisco Baykeeper, The Bay Institute, Restore the Delta, and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance to list White Sturgeon as threatened under the California Endangered…