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

For Immediate Release: January 8, 2026 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, Calif. – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed budget for the State of California which includes $68.8 million to support “repairs to existing or new water conveyance projects.” Of note, the proposed budget also includes $232 million for flood control projects which includes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2025 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 requested that the State Water Resources Control Board grant a 60-day extension of the public comment...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2025 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Tribes and environmental advocates contest “voluntary agreements” and warn of ecological risks Sacramento, Calif. — The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today released the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical rulemaking for ensuring water quality, river...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2025 Contact:Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Groups argue the project ignores state law, threatens important Tribal cultural sites and the health of the Delta ecosystem. Sacramento, CA—A coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates have filed a formal appeal challenging the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Certification of Consistency for the proposed...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2025 Contact:Fiona Baker, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.orgGary Bobker, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.orgHarrison Beck, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 731-6639, ext. 446, hbeck@biologicaldiversity.org Restore the Delta is sharing the following release in support of our partners at San Francisco Baykeeper, Friends of the River and the Center for Biological...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Environmental advocates are calling on the Delta Stewardship Council (Council) to honor its commitments to environmental justice, fairness and transparency for public review of the Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). In a letter sent on November 6, San Francisco Baykeeper...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – On Tuesday, October 21, the California Chamber of Commerce filed a request for a ballot initiative misleadingly titled the “Building an Affordable California” initiative. The proposal seeks to streamline environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for so-called “essential” infrastructure projects, including major...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2025 Contact:  Leela Yadav, leela.yadav@sunstonestrategies.org Administrative Hearing Officer finds DWR’s Delta Conveyance modeling incomplete; Baykeeper and Restore the Delta demand explanation for premature consistency determination Sacramento, CA — Two new developments this week expose major flaws in the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) rush to advance the controversial Delta Conveyance...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Stockton, CA – A coalition of Tribes, environmental justice organizations, fishing groups, conservation advocates, and Delta communities successfully stopped a package of Delta trailer bills that would have had disastrous consequences for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. The proposed trailer bills would have given...Read More