Coverage on the Bay-Delta plan hearings last week continues to highlight Restore the Delta and our partners’ opposition to the Voluntary Agreements, including coverage from the San Francisco Chronicle and the Sacramento Bee. The article published by the San Francisco Chronicle details the widespread criticism California’s updated Bay-Delta Plan faced during recent public hearings. At packed sessions, hundreds of members...Read More
For Immediate Release: February 6, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, Calif. — Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, and Restore the Delta, formally filed public comments in response to the State Water Resources Control Board’s proposed update to the Bay-Delta...Read More
As you’ve seen in our Action Alerts, the updated Bay-Delta Plan is under debate during hearings convened by the State Water Resources Control Board. The proposal has drawn strong opposition from Tribes, environmental justice organizations, and commercial and recreational fishing groups. As the Los Angeles Times reports, years of research shows California’s fish populations are at serious risk due...Read More
In case you missed it, as we inch closer and closer to the November election for the next governor, Restore the Delta is following what candidates may think about important issues that will directly affect Delta communities, like the Delta Tunnel. At last night’s climate-focused candidate forum hosted by California Environmental Voters, the participating candidates were...Read More
For Immediate Release: January 27, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Stockton, Calif. – Environmental advocates and Tribal leaders today spoke out against the inequitable and misleading Voluntary Agreements within the latest Bay-Delta Plan update – a critical policy governing water quality, river flows, and ecosystem protection for California’s largest and most fragile estuary – during a virtual press conference....Read More
Dear Friends, On December 12, 2025, the Water Board released the latest update to the Bay-Delta Plan, a critical rulemaking for ensuring: water quality, river flows and ecosystem protections for the state’s largest and most endangered estuary and watershed. We need you to join us by making a public comment at the upcoming State Water Board Hearings. Click below to register your participation...Read More
For Immediate Release: January 15, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Stockton, Calif. – As artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure rapidly expands, a new white paper released today by Restore the Delta finds significant risks to water supplies, energy systems, ecosystems, and local communities as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta emerges as a major hub for AI-driven data centers. The report, The Environmental...Read More
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Stockton, Calif. – Restore the Delta condemns the Trump Administration’s actions to rollback sections of the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, calling these changes a direct assault on protections for vulnerable communities, decreasing oversight and regulation of pollutant discharges into our air and waterways. The proposed rules fundamentally weaken...Read More
Dear Friends, On December 12, 2025, the Water Board released the latest update to the Bay-Delta Plan, a critical rulemaking for ensuring: water quality, river flows and ecosystem protections for the state’s largest and most endangered estuary and watershed. Disappointingly, the update included the inequitable and deceptive Voluntary Agreements, without adequate protections for ecosystems or the tribes and communities that depend...Read More
In case you missed it, for the first time since December 2000, not a single square mile of California is classified as dry. After an exceptionally wet holiday season fueled by powerful winter storms and atmospheric rivers, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 0% of the state experiencing drought or abnormal dryness, a remarkable milestone for...Read More
