In a stunning and compelling New York Times opinion piece, photojournalist Ryan Christopher Jones captures the California Delta’s breathtaking beauty and the high-stakes political fights that threaten it. Blending evocative storytelling with striking imagery, Jones takes readers on a journey through this unique, marshy estuary — home to vibrant wildlife, working marinas, and a water system...Read More
Trump’s PR Stunt Disguised as Water Policy “I am done. I am not going to help them destroy stuff.” – Jacob Malcom, former Interior Department official. Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) just pulled off a classic bait-and-switch in California, taking credit for water deliveries that were already scheduled to resume. FOIA records reveal the real...Read More
The Delta Tunnel would be the largest transfer of public wealth in California for the last forty years. Officially known as the Delta Conveyance Project, the DeltaTunnel has been called a “climate adaptation project” which is simply not true. It has more accurately been referred to as a zombie project because it has been proposed in various forms over the...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org, 818-633-0865 Statement from Restore the Delta on Newsom Administration’s Water Policy Director of the California Department of Water Resources will work with Trump to weaken environmental protections for the Delta Stockton, CA – Governor Newsom’s top water official, Karla Nemeth, has made it clear...Read More
