January 3, 2017 – From the time he was five years old, Cody Meyer of Grass Valley, now Auburn, wanted to be a professional bass fisherman. Not only has the angler fulfilled his dream of becoming a full-time professional bass fisherman, but at the age of the 33, he recently caught a fish that may […]
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Dan Bacher: Congress Approves Water Bill With Feinstein’s Environmentally Destructive Rider
Dec. 12, 2016 – The U.S. Senate on December 9 voted 78 to 21 to pass a bill approving water projects across the country, including an alarming rider amounting to a water grab for corporate agribusiness interests in California. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 will now go to President Obama’s desk for his signature. If the bill is signed […]
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Dan Bacher: Davis CA City Council passes resolution in solidarity with Standing Rock struggled
Oct. 16, 2016 – On October 4, the City of Davis, California passed a resolution declaring their solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Carol Standing Elk, Francisco Dominguez, Juliette Beck, Lynn Nettler, Becca Paine and Nick Buxton led the successful campaign to pressure the City Council to approve the resolution. Davis […]
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Brown administration applies for permit to take endangered species in Delta Tunnels
October 13, 2016 – Governor Jerry Brown and other state officials have constantly claimed the Delta Tunnels project will “restore” the Delta ecosystem, but they revealed their real plans on October 7 when the administration applied for a permit to kill winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, Delta and longfin smelt and other endangered species with the project. The California […]
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American River water releases will be reduced to 2,000 cfs
Sacramento, Calif. August 19, 2016 – As normally happens every year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will reduce releases from Nimbus Dam into the lower American River just before the fall-run Chinook salmon begin to move into the lower American River. The flows will be ramped down 3,250 cfs on August 19, today, to 2,000 […]
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Hoopa Valley Tribe Files ESA Lawsuit to Protect Salmon
August 7, 2016 – On July 29, the Hoopa Valley Tribe filed a lawsuit against the federal government for violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) over management actions that have imperiled Coho salmon on the Klamath River. The Tribe filed the litigation against the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Marine Fisheries Service in the U.S. District Court for […]