Four areas where a new administration can help trout and salmon

by Trout Unlimited | Jan 21, 2021

by Corey Fisher On his first day, President Joe Biden unveiled an executive order aimed at confronting climate change and conserving natural resources. A number of the actions identified in the order are Trout Unlimited priorities as we engage in the federal...

California’s “Voluntary Agreements” with Water Agencies and Irrigation Districts Are an Attack on the State Water Board and Foundational Environmental Law

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Nov 30, 2020

Summary Both Yuba Water Agency (YWA) and the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts (Districts) allege that the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has unlawfully delayed decisions concerning their respective hydroelectric projects.  Both YWA and...

North Yuba Forest Partnership receives $1.13 million for Forest Health & Wildfire Resilience Projects in the Yuba Watershed

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Nov 18, 2020

NEVADA CITY, Calif. (Nov. 18, 2020) –The North Yuba Forest Partnership has entered into an agreement to receive $1.13 million to plan future forest health and wildfire resilience treatments within the North Yuba River watershed. This funding originated from the US...

The Federal Government’s Most Dangerous Environmental Rollbacks

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Aug 27, 2020

PixabayMany environmentalists say the EPA’s most dangerous environmental rollbacks amount to a giveaway to industrial polluters and emitters. Since taking office, the Trump administration has, through the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies,...

Stibnite Draft EIS Released, Putting Headwaters of the South Fork Salmon at Risk

by Idaho Rivers United | Aug 14, 2020

The DEIS for this massive, open-pit gold mine is so inadequate that it precludes meaningful analysis. This DEIS, put simply, does nothing to alleviate our concerns about the myriad risks Midas would pose to the watershed of the South Fork, the recreational values of...