COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Owner of Bay Area island won’t get new trial over illegal levee ‘repair’ Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law October 22, 2024A federal judge didn’t agree that a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision shielded the owner from liability under the Clean...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Justices’ ideologies dump EPA controls on sewage down the drain Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation October 17, 2024The Environmental Protection Agency took on a case of deja vu as the justices returned to familiar contentions over regulatory...
PRESS RELEASE: Oil giant Valero, Amports settle SF Baykeeper lawsuit over Bay pollution San Francisco Baykeeper Water qualityWater rights and water law October 8, 2024Repeated pollution violations result in $2.38 million in mitigation payments From the San Francisco Baykeeper: Valero oil refinery and Amports,...
STATELINE: In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules Stateline Planning and management July 25, 2024Tribal members harvest rice and fish on waters far from their reservations. by Alex Brown, Stateline In the 1800s, the...
NOTICE: Invitation to discuss the Integrated Report with program staff Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSWater quality July 25, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California Integrated Report program staff are available to discuss any aspect of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA water pollution rules will face Supreme Court scrutiny Courthouse News Service Water quality May 28, 2024The high court took up San Francisco’s bid to challenge how the government regulates water pollution. By Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse...
AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 12, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 25, 2023By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...
AG ALERT: Final rule seen as muddying waters for ag landowners Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 11, 2023By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: An overview of the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 28, 2022The document is a collaborative five-year roadmap that outlines 25 actions to address chemical, physical, biological, and social-ecological processes in...
AG ALERT: Farmers seek ‘clarity and certainty’ in U.S. waters rule Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 15, 2021By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies...
AG ALERT: Biden administration opens WOTUS rule ‘round three’ Ag Alert Policy and regulation July 16, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The latest change in presidential administrations has brought another change in direction in overseeing waters...
CAL MATTERS: Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 19, 2020California has pushed back against the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks by writing its own rules. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California and EPA Tussle Over Water-Quality Protections Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 18, 2020Attorneys for 18 states and 2 major cities were in federal court Thursday asking a judge to grant a preliminary...
THE CONVERSATION: Repealing the Clean Water Rule will swamp the Trump administration in wetland litigation The Conversation Policy and regulationWater rights and water law September 24, 2019Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School, for The Conversation The question of which streams, lakes, wetlands and other water...
