BACKGROUND – By AquAlliance In October 2019 Newsom pledged to join fishing groups in court to sue the federal administration’s attack on California’s environment: “…Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to sue the Trump administration to block stepped-up federal water diversions from … Continue reading
By Evan Tuchinsky, Chico News & Review May 23, 20219 Barbara Vlamis is smiling. Often, the executive director of the Chico-based advocacy group AquAlliance wears a steely expression, as her work involves David-versus-Goliath battles against powerful interests—namely, government agencies and … Continue reading
Latest AquAlliance Comments on the Long-Term Water Transfers (6-Year Transfer Program) – click here to view Comments document
From Mavens Notebook, Sept. 10, 2018: Food & Water Watch and Center for Food Safety served a lawsuit today to challenge the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s approval of $11 billion to fund the twin Delta Tunnels. The groups … Continue reading
By Susan Shelley | Los Angeles Daily News Published August 29, 2018 at 11:26 am On Thursday, August 30, at 8:00 a.m., an obscure committee in Sacramento will hold an informational hearing that will commit you, your children and your grandchildren to … Continue reading
From California Water Impact Network — Click here to view full article and links to other stories and documents. Brown Administration Plan Would Force Homeowners to Pay for Unneeded Water Project As the old adage has it, “You pays your money … Continue reading
By Evan Tuchinsky March 8, 2018 Eight years ago, Barbara Vlamis launched AquAlliance, a Chico-based nonprofit that, according to its website, “formed to challenge threats to the hydrologic health of the northern Sacramento River watershed.” Vlamis, who’d spent the previous 17 … Continue reading
The federal district court in Fresno issued a strong order February 15, 2018 supporting many of the claims made by AquAlliance and co-plaintiff partners. The lawsuit was filed in May 2015 against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and San … Continue reading
REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING RE CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT: The Court has determined that it requires additional information from the parties on several issues related to the manner by which the FEIS/R defines certain baseline conditions against which Project impacts … Continue reading
6.7.2017– By Ryan Sabalow In the latest skirmish over transparency at the troubled Oroville Dam, a Northern California activist group has sued state officials alleging they’re illegally withholding information about potentially toxic asbestos. AquAlliance, a Chico-based advocacy group focused on … Continue reading
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