Media Alerts – Restore the Delta

•May 21, 2025•Restore the Delta

Delta Tribes and Statewide Organizations Urge Legislators to Reject Governor Newsom’s Delta Tunnel and Bay-Delta Plan Trailer Bills

For Immediate Release:May 20, 2025 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Groups call on lawmakers to protect environmental safeguards and public processes while rejecting attempts to fast-track costly infrastructure projects Sacramento, CA — The Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) and a coalition of statewide organizations dedicated to the equitable stewardship of California’s water resources sent letters to legislative leaders urging them to reject Governor...

•May 15, 2025•Restore the Delta

Newsom Pushes Trump-Style Power Grab via Budget Trailer Bills to Build Delta Tunnel, Gut Environmental and Public Protections

Outrage Mounts Over Governor’s Abuse of Budget Process to Advance Water Grab Stockton, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise budget includes a dangerous suite of trailer bills that creates entirely new law and statutory carve outs specifically for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project by gutting public oversight, weakening environmental protections, and trampling on tribal...

•May 14, 2025•Restore the Delta

Restore the Delta: Newsom’s Fast-Track for Delta Tunnel is a Reckless Attack on Democracy, Affordability, and California’s Water Future

For Immediate Release:May 14, 2025 Contact: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Stockton, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest budget proposal, announced as part of his May Revise, includes an alarming effort to bypass longstanding legal, environmental, and public participation processes in order to fast-track the controversial Delta Conveyance Project — a massive underground water tunnel that would divert water from the...

Coalition Files Petition for Reconsideration After State Water Board Denies Call to Cancel Delta Tunnel Change Petition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2025 CONTACT: Stephanie Safdi, stephanie.safdi@YLSClinics.org New Motion by State Water Contractors Undermines Transparency and Raises Concerns of Bad Faith Sacramento, CA – A coalition of thirty-two California Native Tribes, environmental justice organizations, Delta counties, water agencies and other Delta advocates has filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the State Water Resources...

•May 9, 2025•Restore the Delta•bay delta conservation plan, california water, Capitol Weekly, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sites Reservoir

In Case You Missed It: New MWD policy could be revolutionary

In an insightful opinion piece published for Capitol Weekly, Bruce Reznik — executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper — calls on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to prioritize local water infrastructure over costly, outdated megaprojects like the Delta Conveyance Project and Sites Reservoir. Reznik warns that both projects are expensive, energy-intensive, and environmentally...

•May 1, 2025•Restore the Delta•CalEPA, california, california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, environmental justice, ICE access, public meeting, State Water Board

State Water Board Silent on ICE Access at Public Meetings Amid Mounting Concerns for Immigrant and Environmental Justice Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2025 Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Restore the Delta has obtained an internal State of California memorandum that outlines alarming guidance for public meetings held by agencies under the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). The memo informs department managers that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are permitted...

•April 28, 2025•Restore the Delta

In Case You Missed It: Rallying against the Delta Tunnel

Last Friday, the Politico California Climate Newsletter featured an interview with California State Senator Jerry McNerney. Citing their own polling data done in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Citrin Center, Politico found that, “a majority of registered voters in California […] said they believe the tunnel is more likely to come to fruition than the state’s other...

•April 11, 2025•Restore the Delta•california, california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, department of water resources, local water infrastructure, salmon fishing, stormwater capture

COURT REFUSES TO LIFT INJUNCTION ON GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS DWR SAYS ARE ESSENTIAL TO CONTROVERSIAL DELTA TUNNEL PROJECT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 11, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Osha Meserve: (916) 455-7300Tom Keeling: (209) 474-1818 Sacramento, CA — A Sacramento Judge has rejected another attempt by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to lift an injunction that blocks DWR from conducting geotechnical investigations DWR claims are essential to planning for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). The court issued...

•April 4, 2025•Restore the Delta•california water, delta conveyance project, delta tunnel, local water infrastructure, salmon fishing, stormwater capture

Poll of California Voters Reveals Strong Preference for Investments in Local Water Supplies Over Building the Delta Tunnel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 4, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org818-633-0865 Restore the Delta poll shows widespread opposition to Delta Tunnel and strong preference for local water solutions Stockton, Calif. — Today, Restore the Delta released new polling data on California voters’ attitudes on the Delta Conveyance Project — also known as the Delta Tunnel — a controversial and costly project...

•March 20, 2025•Restore the Delta•california water, delta conveyance project, press release

Coalition Demands Cancellation of Delta Tunnel Change Petition Over DWR’s Repeated Failure to Provide Required Water Use Data

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2025 Contact:Stephanie Safdi, stephanie.safdi@YLSClinics.org Sacramento, CA – A coalition of water advocates, Tribes, environmental justice organizations, and fishing organizations submitted a motion calling on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to cancel the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Change Petition for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP). The demand comes after DWR...

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