The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called on the California State Water Resources Control Board to protect tribal cultural practices in the Sacramento-San Joaquin BayDelta, with a focus on preserving subsistence fishing. Yesterday’s Sacramento Bee, highlights comments made by EPA Regional AdministratorMartha Guzman, who asserted, “The EPA strongly supports the proposal in the draft plan...Read More
In today’s Stocktonia News article, Scott Linesburgh details the potential consequences of a levee failure that could impact residents near Discovery Bay and Victoria Island. At this time, San Joaquin County is taking emergency measures such as, “adding temporary protective barriers” and declaring a state of emergency. Sierra Bucia, Director of the San Joaquin County...Read More
It might have been 100 degrees this month, and we might have broken some heat records, but that didn’t stop Delta farmers! Delta Tunnel Update: Environmental Groups Call Attention to Fundamental Flaws with Delta Conveyance Project Hearings. The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), alongside several environmental organizations, submitted a formal statement to the State Water...Read More
OCTOBER 2024 Welcome to our monthly newsletter from Restore the Delta’s Carbon and Energy Program,featuring the latest updates on energy and carbon issues in the Delta. In this edition: We are witnessing massive, disconnected industrialization efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. As news continues to pour in on the devastation wrought by hurricanes Helene and...Read More
In today’s Los Angeles Times Boiling Point newsletter, Sammy Roth explores troubling actions by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California as the board considers the potential ousting of General Manager Adel Hagekhalil on Monday. Roth’s column highlights Hagekhalil’s efforts to shift the agency’s focus from increasingly unreliable water sources to more sustainable, local...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2024MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.orgLeela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Delta Advocates Call for Leadership That Respects Local Expertise and Climate Solutions Stockton, Calif. — Restore the Delta, a leading environmental organization representing communities and stakeholders in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, calls on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) to reinstate General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, citing his respectful and collaborative...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, together with the California Indian Environmental Alliance, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Golden State Salmon Association, submitted a...Read More
A poignant article published today by CalMatters highlights the severe ecological crisis facing the San Francisco Bay and Delta rivers. Urban runoff, algal blooms, and historical contamination from gold mining and industrial waste are deteriorating the watershed, making fishing– an essential source of food and cultural connection for many– increasingly unreliable. The article also reveals...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2024MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Stockton, Calif. – Governor Newsom released a Water Resilience One Year update today, claiming ‘progress’ on the Delta Tunnel as a way to ‘enhance water supplies.’Statement from Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta:“Governor Newsom claims the Delta Tunnel is about water resilience, but the truth is this project will drain...Read More
For Immediate Release:October 1, 2024 Contacts: Scott Artis, Golden State Salmon Association, 925-550-9208, scott@goldenstatesalmon.orgGary Bobker, Friends of the River, 415-272-6616, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.orgAshley Overhouse, Defenders of Wildlife, 408-472-4522, aoverhouse@defenders.orgMark Westlund, San Francisco Baykeeper, 510-671-5653, mark@baykeeper.orgBarbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Sacramento, CA — In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use to mark the end...Read More
