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Fishermen Ask Sen. Feinstein to Reconsider Latest Push to Undermine Salmon Restoration Plan 4-29-10
Organizations representing the recreational and commercial salmon fishing communities of California asked the Senator to reconsider her request to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to overturn protections for the Sacramento River’s struggling salmon runs.
Salmon Water Now Exposes Westlands’ Poisonous Legacy 3-4-10
Latest Release, “Bad Dirt, Bad Water, Bad Farms” Comes as Westlands Water District Seeks to Pump Potentially Tainted Groundwater into California’s Water Supply
Salmon Water Now Exposes Agribusiness Manipulating Delta Water Policy for Private Profit 1-26-10
“The Water Pirates” Comes as Federal Proceedings Marginalize Pro-Salmon, Pro-Delta Voices to Benefit Corporate Water Brokers
New Video Series Brings Fishing Community Perspectives to California Water Debate 1-12-10
“Science, Politics, and Salmon” Calls on Senator Feinstein to Stop Playing Politics With Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta
Commercial Fishermen Comment on Water Legislation 11-2-09
Water packages deal blow to imperiled fishing industry, others that rely on healthy Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Recent News Coverage
Extra Pumping Starts in Delta; Sacramento Bee 5-27-10
Cities and farmers quickly started pulling more water from the Delta following a controversial court ruling, prompting concern that more young salmon would be killed in the pumps.
Last rites in salmon country?; High Country News 5-24-10
This year, Collins and other California fishermen face an agonizing choice: Whether to gear up for a season that could not only leave them in the red, but may also jeopardize the future of struggling salmon populations.
Farmers and fisherman still fighting over water; Fresno Bee 4-29-10
The push-and-pull over California water supplies continues this week, with warring letters that pit farmers — or, at least, their congressional allies — against fishermen.
Calif. lawmakers reject hurdle for delta canal; Associated Press 4-27-10
California lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have required the Legislature to approve or deny plans for a canal that routes water around the delta, sidestepping a dispute over who will have the final word.
Sacramento water demands among nation’s worst; Sacramento Business Journal 4-26-10
Sacramento is one of the so-called thirstiest cities in the nation, with demand for the limited resource outpacing the precious supply, according to a national magazine.
Calif. lawmaker wants hurdle to canal around delta; Associated Press 4-25-10
Alarmed that a proposed canal to funnel water around the delta to Southern California is gaining momentum, a Northern California lawmaker wants to ensure the Legislature has the final say.
Opinion: Water mismanagement is killing off our salmon fisheries; San Jose Mercury News 4-18-10
The collapse of California’s salmon fishery is due to human mismanagement, not the vagaries of nature. By allowing unrestrained and irresponsible pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and ignoring the established science on the biological requirements of anadromous fish, we have brought our wild salmon to the brink of extinction.
