California

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. August 23, 2017 – Ormat Nevada Inc. has completed preparations for a 30-day flow and injection test of two existing geothermal wells near the Town of Mammoth Lakes. The test was approved by the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, in coordination with the Inyo National Forest Mammoth Lakes Ranger District, […]

Aug. 21, 2017 – While California residents kept their eyes on the sky, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO), which oversees California’s energy, kept their eyes on the power grid.  After months of preparation, Monday’s eclipse played out just as Cal ISO officials had planned. “The grid handled the eclipse very well today […]

Aug. 18, 2017 – In this time when our federal government has ordered ICE officials to aggressively pursue undocumented folks, it’s important to remind some of our most vulnerable populations about their constitutional rights. Though the Trump administration has repeatedly said that only “bad dudes” will be targeted, we’ve seen stories that prove that is […]

Aug. 18, 2017 – Today, California officials at the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced planned steps to address the threat of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, including further planned scientific reviews of the pesticide by both OEHHA and DPR, and the potential listing […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. August 21, 2017 – A coalition of conservation groups today sued the California Department of Water Resources over its approval of the controversial Delta tunnels project. The lawsuit was filed in Sacramento Superior Court by AquAlliance, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, Friends […]

August 18, 2017 –  Puente is a proposed 262 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant on the coast in Oxnard that has long been opposed by environmental justice and environmental groups as well as the City of Oxnard due to its exacerbation of environmental injustice, vulnerability to coastal flooding from sea level rise, and divergence from […]

SACRAMENTO August 18, 2017 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a tentative settlement that provides over $51 million in debt relief for Californians who attended Corinthian Colleges. Corinthian intentionally targeted low-income, vulnerable individuals through deceptive and false advertising that misrepresented job placement rates and school programs. These unlawful activities were enabled by Aequitas […]

August 17, 2017 – Against the sparkling backdrop of sailboats bobbing on San Francisco Bay, Gov. Jerry Brown last month signed a bill extending California’s cap-and-trade program, assuring that the most high-profile piece of the state’s fight against climate change persists for another decade. In a Sacramento hearing room two days later, the California Air […]

Orleans, Calif. August 17, 2017 – This week a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis led by Dr. Michael Miller, published a report in the journal Science Advances that may have sweeping ramifications for salmon fisheries management all along the west coast and Alaska. The report describes the genetic difference between Chinook […]

(L to R) Jonathan Birdsong, Director of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Western Regional Office, Matthew Reischman, Asst. Deputy Director of Resource Protection for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), Mark Emmerson, Sierra Pacific Industries’ (SPI) Chairman and Chief Financial Officer and Randy Moore, Regional Forester for the U.S. Forest Service’s […]

Washington August 17, 2017 – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called on the National Park Service to deny Patriot Prayer, an organization affiliated with white nationalists and other hate groups, a permit to hold a rally at Crissy Field in San Francisco. “According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Patriot Prayer attracts white nationalists and other hate […]

August 17, 2017 – The water system at Whitney Portal has been ordered to be shut off. The system’s source has tested positive for both E. coli and total coliform. The cause of the contamination is unknown at this point and therefore cannot be corrected. As this system is the only potable water system in […]

Aug. 16, 2017 – “Our country’s greatest strengths are the diversity of its people and the principles of equal dignity and inclusion that unite us all. There are troubling events planned in our state in the coming weeks. This is an incredibly painful and difficult time for millions of Californians.  For those who are wondering […]

BAY AREA, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2017) –  As the new school year begins, AAA wants to remind motorists about safe ways to share the roads with young pedestrians, other drivers, bicyclists and school buses. There were 456 children killed on U.S. roads in 2015, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. “A new school year brings a lot […]

August 15, 2017 – Federal policy changes being pursued by the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress threaten to inflict serious harm on older adults, and the rapid aging of California’s population means that a growing number of state residents are at risk. One of the most significant threats comes from recent proposals to slash […]

MAXWELL, Calif. Aug. 14, 2017—The Sites Project Authority (Authority) today has submitted its application to the California Water Commission for Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) funding for the Sites Reservoir Project. This important milestone marks substantial project momentum, as demonstrated by the over 170 organizations, agencies, businesses and elected officials that support the […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2017 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its unconstitutional attempt to force California law enforcement officials to engage in federal immigration enforcement, rather than allow them to use their discretion to determine how best to keep their communities safe. Last month, the […]

Aug. 14, 2017 – Restore the Delta issued a formal response to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California third and final white paper on the Delta Tunnels. The response illuminates the gaping holes in MWD’s financial analysis on various CA WaterFix costs. Executive Director of Restore the Delta, Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla said: “MWD’s failure to […]

Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today issued the following statement in response to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va.             “Violent acts of hate and bigotry have no place in America. The attacks we are witnessing in Charlottesville are completely unacceptable and must not be allowed to continue. Violence like this will solve nothing […]

DAVIS, Calif., August 11, 2017 – In 2017 farmers with rare Tricolored Blackbirds nesting in their fields have again aided the birds’ survival.  By delaying silage harvest, the farmers allowed the birds sufficient time to fledge their young. Working with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Audubon California, Western United Dairymen, Dairy Cares, California […]