The start of El Niño’s impacts on California’s atmospheric weather patterns may be felt as soon as this week, according to a recent Sacramento Bee article. Experts suggest the first atmospheric river of the season may arrive by mid-November, meaning areas such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta could experience large amounts of rainfall within the...Read More

In a Politico piece released last Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pushed back on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653). The bill, which would limit environmental reviews and judicial oversight of infrastructure projects, could lead to detrimental health and environmental impacts for the Delta.  The article quotes a Jeffries spokesperson regarding...Read More

A recent article from Law 360 highlights the uncertain future of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653), or BAAJA, now that Democrats have gained control of the house and senate in the midterm elections.  The article examines how the shift in power could affect the troublesome bill as the Senate prepares for...Read More

Following two days of public comments opposing the proposal, the State Water Board approved Governor Newsom’s updated Bay-Delta Plan centering voluntary agreements.  As the Los Angeles Times reports, environmental and Tribal representatives condemned the exclusionary framework and lack of transparency surrounding the decision-making process. They criticized “what they described as backroom deals intended to help...Read More

As the State Water Board prepares to adopt the updated Bay-Delta Plan this week, San Francisco Chronicle reporting reveals significant flaws surrounding the proposal’s implementation and funding.   The article points to the lack of buy-in from major water suppliers, including East Bay Municipal Utility District and Santa Clara Valley Water District, as a source of...Read More

The Los Angeles Times took a deep dive into the controversy surrounding the Newsom administration’s agreement to pay a private investment firm $180 million for a relatively small amount of additional water for Sacramento River salmon. At roughly $36,000 per acre-foot, dozens of times what cities pay for a single year of water on average,...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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 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. Working in close collaboration with the Delta Caucus,...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Groups unite against legislation that would override due process and fast track the controversial Delta Conveyance Project Sacramento, Calif.— Tribal leaders, environmental justice advocates, and environmental organizations gathered today to Rally for the Delta, a coordinated effort urging lawmakers to defend California’s water rights,...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2025 Contact:  Ashley Castaneda, ashley@restorethedelta.org, 209-936-0901 Sacramento, CA – A broad coalition of environmental justice organizations, Tribes, Delta advocates, and taxpayer groups today sent a letter to the California Leadership — President Pro Tem McGuire, Speaker Rivas, Senator Wiener, Assemblymember Gabriel, and Members of the Budget Committees — urging them to reject Governor...Read More