Join us on Thursday November 17th at 6:30 PM for Where the Future Flows: An Online Benefit for Restore the Delta. Register here today. After polling our members and the majority of those answered that they would prefer a virtual event, we feel that this is the best way we can share with you the work...Read More
Updating California Water Policy for Climate Change – West Coast Water Justice on Spotify Currently, California is on track to lose most if not all native fish species within this century if we don’t adapt to climate change. West Coast Water Justice talks with Clifford Lee; retired deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice...Read More
TODAY: Sign the Petition for San Joaquin River Salmon San Francisco Baykeeper and The Bay Institute are cosponsoring a petition demanding a renegotiation of the San Joaquin Exchange Contract to help restore San Joaquin River Salmon.“Each year, the federal government delivers up to 875,623 acre-feet to the Exchange Contractors. In some years, that is actually more than the...Read More
The California Department of Water Resources public hearings on the draft environmental impact report (EIR) on the proposed Delta Conveyance Project have begun. Read Barbara’s latest blog on the subject for a summary of where we are right now in the process. We need everyone to get involved. NOTE: The new end date for the comment period is Friday,...Read More
For Immediate Release: 9/23/22 Contact:Rica Garcia, Environmental Law Clinic, Stanford Law School, (408) 398-4278, rica.garcia@stanford.edu; Matt Holmes, Little Manila Rising, 415-254-3546, matt@littlemanila.orgBarbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgSacramento, CA – Represented by the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford, California Tribes and Delta environmental justice organizations this week received a Denial of Request for Reconsideration from the State Water Resources Control Board in response to the...Read More
The California Department of Water Resources public hearings on the draft environmental impact report (EIR) on the proposed Delta Conveyance Project have begun. Read Barbara’s latest blog on the subject for a summary of where we are right now in the process. We need everyone to get involved. Below you will find instructions from DWR on how to...Read More
The proposed Tunnel is a 1995 answer to new challenges California faces in 2022.At the end of July, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) dropped the environmental impact report (EIR) on the proposed Delta Conveyance Project. While the Newsom Administration is wasting time and failing to solve serious problems in the present, RTD is busy tackling the massive...Read More
The proposed Tunnel is a 1995 answer to the challenges California faces in 2022.At the end of July, Department of Water Resources (DWR) dropped the environmental impact report (EIR) on the proposed Delta Conveyance Project. While the Newsom Administration is wasting time and failing to solve serious problems in the present. We at RTD are tackling the...Read More
For Immediate Release: 8/23/22 Sacramento, CA – Represented by the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford, California Tribes and environmental justice organizations have sent a formal Request for Reconsideration of the State Water Resources Control Board decision in June of this year denying their Petition to review and update water quality standards for the Bay-Delta. The Request points out...Read More
This symposium will be led by panelists who are roughly 30 and under. This event will cover various Environmental Justice related topics, such as climate change mitigation as opportunity, Harmful Algal Blooms, EJ communities, public access, cultural and historical resources, and water quality and how they fit in Delta planning. It is vital that we build...Read More
