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
A California Port Gambles on Dirty Hydrogen – Heatmap, 9/16/24 Restore the Delta was quoted in a Heatmap article about the fossil-fueled hydrogen project that was recently approved by the Port of Stockton without an EIR. “ ‘At a time when incentives are lining up for cleaner production methods,’ Davis Harper, the carbon and energy program manager...Read More
New podcast, Delta Flows, Launches Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Find on YouTube, Spotify, and more! We’re excited to introduce Delta Flows, a new podcast from Restore the Delta that explores the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, one of America’s most vital ecosystems. The Delta, the freshwater heart of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, supports 700 native species,...Read More
Embattled manager of California water agency defends record, says complaints are unfounded – The Los Angeles Times 8/28/24 The recent article in the Los Angeles Times reveals that Metropolitan Water District (MWD) General Manager Adel Hagekhalil has been denied due process following more than two months of administrative leave.Hagekhalil expressed his concerns during a public comment,...Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Los Angeles, Calif. – Metropolitan Water District (MWD) General Manager Adel Hagekhalil has been denied due process after more than two months of administrative leave. In a special meeting held today by MWD, GM Hagekhalil shared during public comment that he has yet to be contacted...Read More
For Immediate Release:August 8, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org Environmental and tribal groups call for postponement to ensure fair participation for impacted communities and alignment with potential updated water quality standards Sacramento, Calif – Yesterday, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School, and partner...Read More
Valley Economy Blog by Dr. Jeffrey Michael takes apart the Department of Water Resources’ public relations claims “Delta Conveyance Facility (DCF) Water Is More Expensive Than Desalination, Not Less As DWR Claims.” 5/19/2024: Read Dr. Jeff Michael’s analysis of DWR’s faulty math comparisons between the Delta Conveyance Project and Southern California desal projects. From the article: Capital...Read More
San Joaquin County, Sacramento County, and Sacramento County Water Agency have filed motions for preliminary injunction against the State of California to stop geotechnical drilling and other exploratory activities related to the Delta Conveyance Project, also known as the Delta tunnel. Restore the Delta is one of several Tribal and environmental parties that has also filed a motion for injunction...Read More
Over the weekend, ABC 10 published its latest series uncovering the truth about the threats posed by the Delta Conveyance Project to Delta communities, Tribes, and the environment. The series prominently features our Executive Director, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, and provides a look back at the last decade of the fight to stop the Delta tunnel. Barrigan-Parrilla revisits how...Read More
A February 29, 2024 Los Angeles Times feature story by Hayley Smith and Ian James gives voice to opponents of the Delta Conveyance Project who argue project would be an environmental catastrophe. The article details how the tunnel risks worsening the fragile Delta ecosystem by increasing salinity, harming water quality, and jeopardizing endangered species like the Delta smelt and...Read More
