Posted by Barry Nelson in Living Sustainably
On Wednesday, Bill Reilly, the former Administrator of the EPA under President George H. W. Bush wrote an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle, urging the Governor to lead an effort to reform the agencies that manage (or don't)...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy
Today, the federal Bureau of Reclamation announced that the Central Valley Project's initial water supply delivery allocations would be extremely low. When faced with a crisis, a community can pull together or pull apart. We believe that the water crisis...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson in U.S. Law and Policy
Today, President Obama signed a $787 billion economic stimulus package. NRDC staff worked hard to ensure that the final package includes funding for cutting edge water solutions to help California meet its needs during the current drought and prepare...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Some landscapes, like Yosemite, are literally carved in stone. Others, like the San Francisco Bay-Delta, being formed of humbler and less permanent stuff, are subject to dramatic changes over time. Indeed, we're only starting to understand what a dynamic system...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson
On Tuesday, the Sacramento Bee reported that The Nature Conservancy has conditionally endorsed a Peripheral Canal. News about the canal always travels fast. It's one of the most controversial projects in the contentious history of California water. The canal is...continued→
Posted by Barry Nelson in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The Bureau of Reclamation was conceived at the start of the 20th century (originally as the Reclamation Service) to meet the needs of a world that no longer exists. Now, at the start of the 21st Century, the Bureau needs...continued→
