The nation’s environmental watchdog may investigate federal enforcement of water policy in California after Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of “irregular” interference targeting San Francisco, according to a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The Trump administration’s long-anticipated water jurisdiction rule has already drawn a half-dozen legal challenges since its April release, with more on the way. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule narrows which types of wetlands and waterways trigger federal Clean Water Act oversight, replacing interpretations by Obama-era officials and earlier administrations.
California and 16 other states can sue the Trump administration for rolling back enforcement of the Endangered Species Act by allowing consideration of economic impacts, disregarding climate change and allegedly weakening protections for many imperiled creatures, a federal judge ruled Monday. In denying administration officials’ request to dismiss the suit, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar […]
Within the Colorado River basin, management laws dictate how water is allocated to farms, businesses and homes. Those laws, along with changing climate patterns and demand for water, form a complex dynamic that has made it difficult to predict who will be hardest hit by drought. Cornell engineers have used advanced modeling to simulate more […]
The Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona likes to say it represents Arizona agriculture “from ditch bank to dinner plate” indicative of the fact that its members range from farmers and ranchers to irrigation groups and trade associations — all of them concerned about water flow along the 1,450-mile-long Colorado River.
Environmental and animal advocacy groups haven’t shown they have legal standing to challenge the Trump administration’s revised Endangered Species Act regulations, but a lawsuit from a coalition of states can move forward, a federal court ruled Monday. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California tossed a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders […]
Trump EPA’s Targeting of San Francisco Pollution May Bring Investigation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Tal KopanThe nation’s environmental watchdog may investigate federal enforcement of water policy in California after Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of “irregular” interference targeting San Francisco, according to a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Trump’s Water Jurisdiction Rule: What’s All the Fighting About?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Ellen M. Gilmer and Amena H. SaiyidThe Trump administration’s long-anticipated water jurisdiction rule has already drawn a half-dozen legal challenges since its April release, with more on the way. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule narrows which types of wetlands and waterways trigger federal Clean Water Act oversight, replacing interpretations by Obama-era officials and earlier administrations.
Judge OKs Suit by California, Other States over Lessened Protections for Endangered Species
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob EgelkoCalifornia and 16 other states can sue the Trump administration for rolling back enforcement of the Endangered Species Act by allowing consideration of economic impacts, disregarding climate change and allegedly weakening protections for many imperiled creatures, a federal judge ruled Monday. In denying administration officials’ request to dismiss the suit, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar […]
Complex Dynamics of Water Shortages Highlighted in Study
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Cornell Chronicleby Syl KacapyrWithin the Colorado River basin, management laws dictate how water is allocated to farms, businesses and homes. Those laws, along with changing climate patterns and demand for water, form a complex dynamic that has made it difficult to predict who will be hardest hit by drought. Cornell engineers have used advanced modeling to simulate more […]
Looming Drought Concerns Arizona Water Group
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Western FarmPressby Lee AllenThe Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona likes to say it represents Arizona agriculture “from ditch bank to dinner plate” indicative of the fact that its members range from farmers and ranchers to irrigation groups and trade associations — all of them concerned about water flow along the 1,450-mile-long Colorado River.
Court Nixes Groups’ Endangered Species Suits, OKs State Case
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Ellen GilmerEnvironmental and animal advocacy groups haven’t shown they have legal standing to challenge the Trump administration’s revised Endangered Species Act regulations, but a lawsuit from a coalition of states can move forward, a federal court ruled Monday. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California tossed a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders […]