FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     February 6, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Barry Nelson, Golden State Salmon Association, barry@westernwaterstrategies.com, 510-340-1685 Gary Bobker, Friends of the River, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.org, 415-272-6616 Dr. Jon Rosenfield, San Francisco Baykeeper, jon@baykeeper.org, 510-684-4757 Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, barbara@restorethedelta.org, 209-479-2053 If you are writing about Governor Newsom’s February 5, 2025 meeting with President Trump about fire ...Read More

See the full article below carried in yesterday’s Politico California Climate Newsletter, written by Camille Von Kaenel. Thanks to Camille for the permission to re-print and to Jon at SF Baykeeper for being so right in this piece. Newsom and Trump both want to be water king By CAMILLE VON KAENEL  02/05/2025 09:00 PM EST THE ART...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     February 4, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Scott Artis, Golden State Salmon Association, Scott@goldenstatesalmon.orgBarbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, Barbara@restorethedelta.orgGary Bobker, Friends of the River, GBobker@friendsoftheriver.orgDr. Jon Rosenfield, San Francisco Baykeeper, jon@baykeeper.orgChris Shutes, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, blancapaloma@msn.com Stockton, Calif. – In response to reports that Governor Gavin Newsom will meet with PresidentDonald Trump and...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2025 Gary Bobker, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.org, 415-272-6616 Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org, 209-479-2053 Eric Buescher, eric@baykeeper.org, 510-671-5402Ashley Overhouse, aoverhouse@defenders.org, 408-472-4522 Balanced flood and river management planning needed Sacramento, CA – Today, Governor Newsom took a page from President Trump’s playbook and ordered state agencies to pump even more water to boost water supplies and override regulatory and institutional barriers to...Read More

ICYMI: Media Roundup: Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water President Trump issued a series of executive orders aimed at overriding California’s water policies in response to the Los Angeles fires — setting a dangerous precedent for state management of lands and water.  As CalMatters reports, a broad coalition of tribal, environmental justice,...Read More

For Immediate Release:January 26, 2025 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, Barbara@RestoretheDelta.org; (209) 479-2053; quoted parties available for interviews; Dr. Jon Rosenfield, Science Director, SF Baykeeper, jon@baykeeper.org; (510) 684-4757 Southern and Northern California organizations are united in response to Executive Orders that will upend California water policy Stockton, CA – President Trump issued Executive Orders on Friday...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     January 22, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org U.S. EPA Urges Swift Action on Bay-Delta Plan in Support of Tribal and Bay-Delta Communities DTEC urges the State Water Board and the Governor to take EPA findings into account in completing Bay Delta Plan and responding to Trump actions Sacramento, Calif. – On...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     January 21, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS:  Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org  Stockton, Calif. – On his first day back in office, President Trump issued a memorandum to theSecretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior directing federal agencies to undermineessential environmental protections for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By revivingdiscredited policies from his first administration, the...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     January 13, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS:  Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org  Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org  Sacramento, Calif. – Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) to abandon unlawful private deal-making with large water diverters and instead adopt regulations that restore the health of the Bay-Delta, protect tribal...Read More

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