Tune in to learn about how California endures its second year without a commercial salmon season and how the toll on families, businesses, and the environment has become increasingly evident. Chinook salmon, a critical keystone species, are disappearing from our rivers, putting entire food webs and communities at risk. In this episode, we’re joined by Scott...Read More

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for planning the proposed Delta Tunnel, despite significant opposition from local Delta residents, Tribes, and advocates.  As a Los Angeles Times piece points out, dozens of opponents of the tunnel, including Restore the Delta, argued that the Tunnel is an egregious water...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

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

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

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