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  • Stanislaus, Merced County opponents gear for water rally at Capitol on Monday

    https://www.modbee.com/news/article216818075.html By Ken Carlson August 17, 2018 03:01 PM Opponents of a state “water grab” are taking their political battle to the steps of the state Capitol building in Sacramento on Monday. From 500 to 1,000 people are expected at a rally to protest a state water board plan to double the amount of water…

  • Delta Counties, Groups Urge Legislature to Halt DWR Contract for Tunnels Financing

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/07/05/18816343.php by Dan Bacher Thursday Jul 5th, 2018 4:37 PM As California Governor Jerry Brown nears the end of his fourth term, his administration continues to march full-speed ahead on trying to lay all of the groundwork necessary to build his Delta Tunnels project before he leaves office in January 2019 In response to a…

  • Big Hearted River: wild-scenic designation for Mokelumne River in Amador, Calaveras

    https://www.uniondemocrat.com/localnews/6348545-151/big-hearted-river-wild-scenic-designation-for-mokelumne-river Guy McCarthy Published June 29, 2018 at 03:57PM The 1,200-foot gray granite face of Calaveras Dome looms high above the upper reaches of North Fork Mokelumne River downstream from Salt Springs Dam, across from another glacier-polished rock face called Hammer Dome. The massive, mute stone gatekeepers are at the high, east end of a…

  • EPA Bill Rider Would Bar Lawsuits Against WaterFix

    http://www.independentnews.com/news/epa-bill-rider-would-bar-lawsuits-against-waterfix/article_f5f428ec-7a6e-11e8-8b94-33b53e05c4b4.html Posted: Thursday, June 28, 2018 12:00 am By Ron McNicoll A rider attached to the federal Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) funding bill would prohibit any federal or state lawsuits against the final environmental impact report (EIR) for the California WaterFix. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris have come out against the bill. The WaterFix…

  • Delta Stewardship Council approves Delta Plan amendments rubber stamping Twin Tunnels

    https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/04/30/18808867.php by Dan Bacher Monday Apr 30th, 2018 10:06 AM Bill Jennings, Executive Director of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), slammed the vote by the Council to approve the Delta Plan amendments. “With recent appointments to the Council by the Governor, the Delta Stewardship Council should be renamed the Southern California Stewardship Council,” Jennings…