Commentary: California’s Future Water Supply Requires a New Approach

Commentary: California’s future water supply requires a new approach

Imagine watching two Lake Shastas' worth of water slip through our fingers—gone, not because we lacked rain, but because we lacked the infrastructure and strategy to store it.

Newsom Pushes Trump-Style Power Grab via Budget Trailer Bills to Build Delta Tunnel

Stockton, CA — Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise budget includes a dangerous suite of trailer bills that creates entirely new law and statutory carve outs specifically for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project by gutting public oversight,...

Newsom’s budget proposal to fast-track Delta tunnel project draws backlash from local officials

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California is forecasting a $12 billion budget shortfall for the upcoming budget year, and one proposal to remedy the situation drew rebukes from local representatives.

Gov. Gavin Newsom commits major funding boost to California high-speed rail project

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s high-speed rail project could see a major infusion in funding over the next 20 years of at least $1 billion annually from the state’s cap-and-trade program. The greenhouse gas-reduction program is the sole ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom pushes for swift action on Delta Conveyance Project

According to Newsom, the Delta Conveyance Project is essential for modernizing the State Water Project in order to combat the impacts of climate change. The State Water Project currently supports around 27 million people and approximately 750,000 acres of farmland…

Newsom seeks to short-cut process to build $20-billion Delta water tunnel

Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to short-cut permitting of a proposed $20-billion water tunnel project. Environmental groups condemn the plan as an attempt to bypass necessary procedures.