FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2025 Gary Bobker, gbobker@friendsoftheriver.org, 415-272-6616 Barbara Barrigan-Parilla, barbara@restorethedelta.org, 209-479-2053 Eric Buescher, eric@baykeeper.org, 510-671-5402Ashley Overhouse, aoverhouse@defenders.org, 408-472-4522 Balanced flood and river management planning needed Sacramento, CA – Today, Governor Newsom took a page from President Trump’s playbook and ordered state agencies to pump even more water to boost water supplies and override regulatory and institutional barriers to...Read More

For Immediate Release:January 26, 2025 Contact: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta, Barbara@RestoretheDelta.org; (209) 479-2053; quoted parties available for interviews; Dr. Jon Rosenfield, Science Director, SF Baykeeper, jon@baykeeper.org; (510) 684-4757 Southern and Northern California organizations are united in response to Executive Orders that will upend California water policy Stockton, CA – President Trump issued Executive Orders on Friday...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     January 22, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org U.S. EPA Urges Swift Action on Bay-Delta Plan in Support of Tribal and Bay-Delta Communities DTEC urges the State Water Board and the Governor to take EPA findings into account in completing Bay Delta Plan and responding to Trump actions Sacramento, Calif. – On...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     January 21, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS:  Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org  Stockton, Calif. – On his first day back in office, President Trump issued a memorandum to theSecretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior directing federal agencies to undermineessential environmental protections for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By revivingdiscredited policies from his first administration, the...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     January 13, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS:  Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org  Leela Yadav, leela@sunstonestrategies.org  Sacramento, Calif. – Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) to abandon unlawful private deal-making with large water diverters and instead adopt regulations that restore the health of the Bay-Delta, protect tribal...Read More

For Immediate Release:January 9, 2025 Contact:Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org In light of the devastating wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, our hearts and unwavering support go out to the communities enduring these catastrophic events. As Californians face this crisis, it’s critical to combat misinformation that obscures the facts and misdirects blame. Recent statements falsely link California’s water policies to the...Read More

Stockton, Calif. — On February 18, 2025 the State Water Resources Control Board (the Board) will be holding a public hearing to determine action on the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) petitions to change water rights permits related to the Delta Conveyance Project.Why this is importantThere are significant procedural and legal concerns regarding DWR’s petitions to change water...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 10, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Alexandra Nagy, alexandra@sunstonestrategies.org  Statement by Restore the Delta Los Angeles, Calif – Today, the Metropolitan Water District Board approved $141 million to continue planning the Delta Tunnel project—a move that furthers an unjust water grab from California’s Delta communities. Secretary Wade Crowfoot misled the Board, falsely claiming collaboration with Delta residents,...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