- ICYMI 5/11/22 Dreadful Drought, Junk Science in VA…
California summer: Why drought makes us scared, edgy, angry – Mercury News 5/9/22The American Psychological Association describes climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, as fear of environmental doom. In the Bay Area, it has become easy to believe in doomsday scenarios on days when wildfire smoke chokes the air with particulate matter and turns the sky an apocalyptic ...Read More
- Delta Flows 5/6/22: The Late Invitation
Restore the Delta wants to share with our supporters this recent communication with the Department of Water Resources about the voluntary agreements.
Date: 5/5/22
Dear Director Nemeth,
Thank you for your email regarding the upcoming voluntary agreement governance meetings.
At this time, Restore the Delta is respectfully declining your invitation. I would like to share a few reasons behind our ...Read More
- ICYMI 2/24/22: CA Water: Wasted, Swindled, Recycle…
How America’s Farmers Got Cut Out of the Supply Chain – New York Times 4/20/22
“My warehouses are already bulging at the seams,” Mr. Phippen says. “It scares the crap out of me, because in five months I’m going to get a new crop in the door. There’s no timeout in farming.”…Throughout California, more than 1.1 billion ...Read More
- Action Alert 4/21/22: Tell State Legislators DWR T…
On April 20th, 2022, the Department of Water Resources sent out a non-factual statement about how the Delta Conveyance Project is the answer to managing our water system for climate change.
While salmon die off, Delta smelt go extinct, water quality deteriorates in the Delta, and flood threat to disadvantaged communities increase, DWR sends out a ridiculous ...Read More
- ACTION ALERT UPDATE: Don’t Collapse the State Wat…
UPDATE: This is a big deal with new information. We hope everyone speaks up this week.Thanks to everyone who has already taken action.
State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are not exactly friends of the Delta. Their audacious new bill SB1219 is a complete assault on the Delta and all the work that Restore the Delta has championed ...Read More
- ACTION ALERT 2/24/2022: Don’t Collapse the State W…
State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are not exactly friends of the Delta. Their audacious new bill SB1219 is a complete assault on the Delta and all the work that Restore the Delta has championed over the years.
This bill would give the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to the Department of Water Resources — the Department ...Read More
- Delta Flows: Monitoring for the Bay-Delta Estuary …
Before we continue with the blog below, we want to thank our contributors who have helped us keep this vitally important work for the estuary going. This weekend is the 15th anniversary and start of the 16th year of work by Restore the Delta! If you have been busy this summer and unable to contribute to Our ...Read More
- Drinking Water Week (Part 2): The Undead Policies …
by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla and Tim Stroshane
These are the undead ideas of California “water policy” today: A Delta Conveyance Project. New Dams and Reservoir Storage. Voluntary Agreements. Such ideas are put forward by the water industry—and few others—as “solutions” to California’s seeming chronic shortage of water.
These ideas have been defeated time and time again (statewide elections, ...Read More
- Drinking Water Week (Part 1): The Return of the Sa…
By Tim Stroshane
It is Drinking Water Week, according to the American Water Works Association and the Delta Stewardship Council. When not paying attention to the ever-present and necessary news about the novel coronavirus pandemic spreading COVID-19 disease, in the middle of March we began hearing about California re-entering drought. (Courthouse News Service and Los Angeles Times.)
So this week ...Read More
- Join us on 10/21 for a virtual Dine and Learn even…
Join Restore the Delta’s first virtual session in our Dine & Learn series on October 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Research is showing that, in order to avoid disruptive climate change, we need to capture carbon dioxide from large sources and from the atmosphere and store it thousands of feet underground. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, Briana ...Read More
- Join us for An Evening with Mark Arax on September…
This event is open to the public. RSVP required. Donation at the door welcomed.
To RSVP, please email [email protected] or call (209) 475-9550.
Read More
- Halfway Home: Delta Communities Stronger Together …
Join us on Wednesday May 29that Wine & Roses in Lodi, Ca.
We will be honoring the Delta Working Teamfor their hard work and dedication to the Delta.
Tickets are $80 for individuals and $150 for couples.Sponsorships available.
Purchase tickets now!
Read More
- ICYMI 5/11/22 Dreadful Drought, Junk Science in VA…California summer: Why drought makes us scared, edgy, angry – Mercury News 5/9/22The American Psychological Association describes climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, as fear of environmental doom. In the Bay Area, it has become easy to believe in doomsday scenarios on days when wildfire smoke chokes the air with particulate matter and turns the sky an apocalyptic ...Read More
- Delta Flows 5/6/22: The Late InvitationRestore the Delta wants to share with our supporters this recent communication with the Department of Water Resources about the voluntary agreements. Date: 5/5/22 Dear Director Nemeth, Thank you for your email regarding the upcoming voluntary agreement governance meetings. At this time, Restore the Delta is respectfully declining your invitation. I would like to share a few reasons behind our ...Read More
- ICYMI 2/24/22: CA Water: Wasted, Swindled, Recycle…How America’s Farmers Got Cut Out of the Supply Chain – New York Times 4/20/22 “My warehouses are already bulging at the seams,” Mr. Phippen says. “It scares the crap out of me, because in five months I’m going to get a new crop in the door. There’s no timeout in farming.”…Throughout California, more than 1.1 billion ...Read More
- Action Alert 4/21/22: Tell State Legislators DWR T…On April 20th, 2022, the Department of Water Resources sent out a non-factual statement about how the Delta Conveyance Project is the answer to managing our water system for climate change. While salmon die off, Delta smelt go extinct, water quality deteriorates in the Delta, and flood threat to disadvantaged communities increase, DWR sends out a ridiculous ...Read More
- ACTION ALERT UPDATE: Don’t Collapse the State Wat…UPDATE: This is a big deal with new information. We hope everyone speaks up this week.Thanks to everyone who has already taken action. State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are not exactly friends of the Delta. Their audacious new bill SB1219 is a complete assault on the Delta and all the work that Restore the Delta has championed ...Read More
- ACTION ALERT 2/24/2022: Don’t Collapse the State W…State Senators Melissa Hurtado and Dave Cortese are not exactly friends of the Delta. Their audacious new bill SB1219 is a complete assault on the Delta and all the work that Restore the Delta has championed over the years. This bill would give the State Water Resources Control Board’s authority to the Department of Water Resources — the Department ...Read More
- Delta Flows: Monitoring for the Bay-Delta Estuary …Before we continue with the blog below, we want to thank our contributors who have helped us keep this vitally important work for the estuary going. This weekend is the 15th anniversary and start of the 16th year of work by Restore the Delta! If you have been busy this summer and unable to contribute to Our ...Read More
- Drinking Water Week (Part 2): The Undead Policies …by Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla and Tim Stroshane These are the undead ideas of California “water policy” today: A Delta Conveyance Project. New Dams and Reservoir Storage. Voluntary Agreements. Such ideas are put forward by the water industry—and few others—as “solutions” to California’s seeming chronic shortage of water. These ideas have been defeated time and time again (statewide elections, ...Read More
- Drinking Water Week (Part 1): The Return of the Sa…By Tim Stroshane It is Drinking Water Week, according to the American Water Works Association and the Delta Stewardship Council. When not paying attention to the ever-present and necessary news about the novel coronavirus pandemic spreading COVID-19 disease, in the middle of March we began hearing about California re-entering drought. (Courthouse News Service and Los Angeles Times.) So this week ...Read More
- Join us on 10/21 for a virtual Dine and Learn even…Join Restore the Delta’s first virtual session in our Dine & Learn series on October 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Research is showing that, in order to avoid disruptive climate change, we need to capture carbon dioxide from large sources and from the atmosphere and store it thousands of feet underground. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, Briana ...Read More
- Join us for An Evening with Mark Arax on September…This event is open to the public. RSVP required. Donation at the door welcomed. To RSVP, please email [email protected] or call (209) 475-9550.Read More
- Halfway Home: Delta Communities Stronger Together …Join us on Wednesday May 29that Wine & Roses in Lodi, Ca. We will be honoring the Delta Working Teamfor their hard work and dedication to the Delta. Tickets are $80 for individuals and $150 for couples.Sponsorships available. Purchase tickets now!Read More
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