EPA Accepts Civil Rights Complaint Against California State Water Board – Restore the Delta 8/9/23Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint filed by a coalition of tribes and environmental justice organizations over the California State Water Resources Control Board’s discriminatory mismanagement of water quality in California’s...Read More
For Immediate Release: 8/9/23 Contact:Stephanie Safdi, Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, (513) 324-1965, Ssafdi@stanford.eduBrian Smith, (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.com (for petition group contacts) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint filed by a coalition of tribes and environmental justice organizations over the California State Water Resources Control Board’s discriminatory mismanagement of water...Read More
5 things we learned about Gavin Newsom during the budget – Politico 7/11/23Newsom included in his budget proposal language to fast-track a hotly contested Delta water tunnel to move water to the Southland. Turns out it was mostly a negotiating tactic. Including the proposal — and then summarily dumping it — allowed the administration to make...Read More
(Please click for full stories) California Gov. Newsom’s climate agenda highlights tensions with environmental groups – AP, 7/5/23 (ran nationally)“Being an environmentalist, it means being able to say yes to clean energy projects and clean water projects that will get us off of fossil fuels faster,” York said. “The fight you saw over infrastructure and streamlining is...Read More
PRESS RELEASE for July 5, 2023 For more information, contact: Brian Smith, (415) 320-9384, brian@bpspr.comRegina Chichizola, Save California Salmon (541) 951-0126, regina@californiasalmon.orgFiona Baker, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705,fiona@baykeeper.org Sacramento, CA – California tribes, fishing, conservation, and environmental justice organizations rallied at the State Capitol today for everyone who depends on healthy rivers and estuaries as a public trust...Read More
For Immediate Release: 6/7/23Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.orgSacramento, CA – Last week a coalition of conservation and public health groups sent a letter to Governor Newsom outlying their objections to these rushed proposals.That letter concludes…“Therefore, we strongly urge you to move the above-identified trailer bill proposals through the regular legislative policy process in both houses, allowing for ample public...Read More
For Immediate Release: 5/19/23Contact: Tim Stroshane, 510-847-7556, spillwayguy@gmail.com Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org Stockton, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a legislative package and signing an executive order that would “make it easier” for various infrastructure projects including building transportation, clean energy, water, and other infrastructure across the state of California. The proposal aims to shorten the contracting...Read More
By: Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla 2023 – the year that Restore the Delta has had to assertively and swiftly advocate for flood protection and flows simultaneously. Perhaps this is why we feel like we have completed an entire year’s worth of work in four months. We have not been afforded a great deal of time for reflection...Read More
For Immediate Release: 5/12/23Contact:Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, 209-479-2053, barbara@restorethedelta.org As reported by CalMatters’ Alastair Bland in ,“Newsom restores floodplain funds, adds $290 million to flood control budget,” earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom “yanked $40 million in funding to restore San Joaquin Valley floodplains from his proposed budget, angering legislators from both parties and conservationists. Today, he gave all...Read More
Report urges Metropolitan Water District to abandon Newsom’s $16-billion delta tunnel plan – LA Times 5/10/23In a report released this week, the California Water Impact Network said the Delta tunnel (Delta Conveyance Project) may seem like a viable alternative but has three major flaws: “an exorbitant price tag, environmental restrictions on operations and the impacts of climate change...Read More
