http://eastcountytoday.net/restore-the-delta-responds-to-governor-browns-drought-declaration/ by EASTCOUNTYTODAY JANUARY 17, 2014 Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build Peripheral Tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom salmon and other Pacific fisheries, today responded to Gov. Brown’s drought declaration by calling for him to abandon the tunnels as a flawed solution for a drought-plagued…

http://truth-out.org/speakout/item/21219-delta-fish-survey-reveals-an-ecosystem-in-collapse Tuesday, 14 January 2014 10:29 By Dan Bacher A Delta fish survey released by the California Department of Wildlife this month confirms the continuing collapse of the ecosystem of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas. The survey’s release takes place at a crucial time for the…

http://mavensnotebook.com/2014/01/14/environmental-groups-allege-environmental-documents-inadequate-on-westlands-water-district-interim-cvp-contract-renewals/ The Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and other environmental organizations have sent a letter to Ms. Rain Emerson of the Bureau of Reclamation, objecting to the Environmental Assessment (EA)  that was prepared  for Westlands Water District’s Central Valley Project interim contract renewals, and requesting that their…

http://www.sacramentotoday.net/news/templates/community.asp? articleid=3755&zoneid=1 Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 | Restore the Delta / Op-ed Sacramento, CA- Restore the Delta (RTD), and opponents of Gov. Brown’s rush to build Peripheral Tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom salmon and other Pacific fisheries, today called the tunnels a flawed solution for a drought-plagued state. The experts criticized the…

http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/fish/2013-was-one-of-the-worst-years-on-record-for-bay-delta-fish.html by Chris Clarke on January 8, 2014 3:50 PM According to the results of an annual state survey of fish populations in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Delta estuary, 2013 was a really bad year for a number of important estuary fish species. That bad year continues a decade-long collapse of fish populations…