NEW OPERATOR FOR STATE WATER PROJECT?
The largest state-owned water-delivery project in America should be removed from the California agency that runs it and placed under another authority as part of a shake-up in how the state's water...
View ArticleMORE DOUBTS ABOUT THE DROUGHT
USDA Figures show 2009, the so-called third year of drought in California, was the third highest yield of farm cash receipts in historyBy Patrick Porgans Figures obtained from the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleCalifornia Budget Impasse
Budget Delays Costing Californians an Estimated $4 Billion, as Officials Sanction the Dumping of Trainloads of Toxic Substances into the San Joaquin River and the Bay-Delta Estuary. Meanwhile Billions...
View ArticleWestlands “badlands” need to go out of production?
The Environmental Working Group ( http://www.EWG.org ) has sent a letter to the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation stating a lot more selenium-tainted lands in the Westlands Water District...
View ArticleWestlands Water District says political appointees should decide Delta flows
By Dan Bacher Fishermen, conservationists, Delta farmers, Indian Tribal members, environmentalists and elected leaders from diverse political perspectives have slammed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s...
View Article$150 million cleanup tab for contaminated Drinking water in San Joaquin Valley
The Pacific Institute says in a new report (http://www.pacinst.org/reports/nitrate_contamination/) it could cost $150 million to clean up contaminated groundwaterTo make it safe for drinking in low...
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Pew report: Canada’s Boreal Houses World’s Largest Water Source
Top scientists call boreal protection a global priority OTTAWA (March 16, 2011) —A first of its kind report by the Pew Environment Group reveals that Canada’s boreal, the world’s largest intact...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Water and Power Subcommittee to hold Fresno Field...
READ MORE »FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jill Strait, Spencer Pederson, Crystal Feldman Monday, March 21, 2011 202-226-9019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, April 11, 2011 the House Natural Resources...
View ArticleTwo-part billionaires and bonds article now in one PDF document
Editor's Note: Due to popular request, the two-part series on billionaires and bonds has been combined into one downloadable document that can be easily forwarded via email or printed out for...
View ArticlePatricia Schifferle responds to selenium polluters on San Joaquin River
Patricia Schifferle responds to selenium polluters on San Joaquin River. READ MORE »
View ArticleSWP Water Supply Contract Extension
Patricia Schifferle reports on the SWP Water Supply Contract Extension. There are three downloadable PDF documents. READ MORE »
View ArticleWestlands Water District 2009 Bond Rating
Fitch bond rating company in 2009 assessed Westlands Water District's ability to issue more bonds to help pay for Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). Interesting reading. You can download the PDF...
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