Posted by Doug Obegi in Living Sustainably
Today, California's Governor is signing into law SB 7X 1, part of the legislative package to reform water policy in the state. The bill being signed today builds the foundation for a sustainable 21st century water policy, which is built on two interrelated principles:...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Living Sustainably
Never mind that drought, not endangered fish species, is what is driving low water allocations for some farmers in the Central Valley, as both the state and federal governments have recognized numerous times. Never mind that the State's Senior Meteorologist says...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today's editorial in the Wall Street Journal tries to blame all of the Central Valley's woes on the tiny delta smelt, and on a lawsuit by NRDC, in order to perpetuate myths about the impacts of protecting endangered species in...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Living Sustainably
While some Members of Congress and other elected officials have fallen hook, line and sinker for the myth that protecting California's endangered fish species like salmon is a struggle of "people vs fish," other voices are speaking out passionately against...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
On Thursday, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is expected to release its biological opinion (BO) on the effects of the state and federal water projects on threatened and endangered runs of salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, and killer whales. The...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Living Sustainably
Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on California's water supply this year, with particular emphasis on farmers in the Central Valley. Largely as a result of three consecutive dry years, this is going to be a...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued its long-awaited biological opinion on delta smelt. The opinion concludes that we must restrict water exports from the Delta to prevent the extinction of the delta smelt. While this tiny fish is...continued→
Posted by Doug Obegi in Health and the Environment
DWR's announcement of initial water delivery allocations is a painful reminder of the need to reduce our dependence on the Delta as the major water supply source, and to instead tap into the "Virtual River" of water conservation, efficiency, groundwater...continued→
