For Immediate Release:January 9, 2025 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org In light of the devastating wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, our hearts and unwavering support go out to the communities enduring these catastrophic events. As Californians face this crisis, it’s critical to combat misinformation that obscures the facts and misdirects blame. Recent statements falsely link California’s water policies to the...Read More
Stockton, Calif. — On February 18, 2025 the State Water Resources Control Board (the Board) will be holding a public hearing to determine action on the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) petitions to change water rights permits related to the Delta Conveyance Project.Why this is importantThere are significant procedural and legal concerns regarding DWR’s petitions to change water...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 10, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Statement by Restore the Delta Los Angeles, Calif – Today, the Metropolitan Water District Board approved $141 million to continue planning the Delta Tunnel project—a move that furthers an unjust water grab from California’s Delta communities. Secretary Wade Crowfoot misled the Board, falsely claiming collaboration with Delta residents,...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2024MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.orgLeela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Delta Advocates Call for Leadership That Respects Local Expertise and Climate Solutions Stockton, Calif. — Restore the Delta, a leading environmental organization representing communities and stakeholders in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, calls on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) to reinstate General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, citing his respectful and collaborative...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, together with the California Indian Environmental Alliance, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Golden State Salmon Association, submitted a...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2024MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Stockton, Calif. – Governor Newsom released a Water Resilience One Year update today, claiming ‘progress’ on the Delta Tunnel as a way to ‘enhance water supplies.’Statement from Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta:“Governor Newsom claims the Delta Tunnel is about water resilience, but the truth is this project will drain...Read More
For Immediate Release:October 1, 2024 Contacts: Scott Artis, Golden State Salmon Association, 925-550-9208, scott@goldenstatesalmon.orgGary Bobker, Friends of the River, 415-272-6616, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.orgAshley Overhouse, Defenders of Wildlife, 408-472-4522, aoverhouse@defenders.orgMark Westlund, San Francisco Baykeeper, 510-671-5653, mark@baykeeper.orgBarbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA — In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use to mark the end...Read More
A California Port Gambles on Dirty Hydrogen – Heatmap, 9/16/24 Restore the Delta was quoted in a Heatmap article about the fossil-fueled hydrogen project that was recently approved by the Port of Stockton without an EIR. “ ‘At a time when incentives are lining up for cleaner production methods,’ Davis Harper, the carbon and energy program manager...Read More
For Immediate Release: September 4, 2024 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org, 818-633-0865 SWRCB Urged to Uphold Law and Protect Tribal Water Rights in Delta Sacramento, CA – Yesterday, the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, on behalf of the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), (Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, Shingle Springs Band...Read More
Embattled manager of California water agency defends record, says complaints are unfounded – The Los Angeles Times 8/28/24 The recent article in the Los Angeles Times reveals that Metropolitan Water District (MWD) General Manager Adel Hagekhalil has been denied due process following more than two months of administrative leave.Hagekhalil expressed his concerns during a public comment,...Read More
