In new filing, Becerra seeks to halt Trump’s Valley water boost
A motion filed Tuesday by the State of California aims to suspend the new Federal water regulations and revert back to those in place for the last decade.
Agriculture
Agriculture, Uncategorized
USDA preps $16bil in direct payments to farmers over coronavirus impact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will roll out to curb coronavirus-driven losses from price fallouts and supply chain disruptions.
Agriculture, View
California water policies inhibit food production by Valley farmers
What happens when the ability of farmers to feed the nation is suppressed by policies that inhibit the certainty of domestic food production?
Agriculture, Highlight
Newsom announces additional coronavirus paid sick leave for Ag industry
Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to roll out new mandates for the state’s agriculture industry – one of the few deeemed in essential in the Valley.
Agriculture, View
For California’s water, a tale of two letters
Letters from Calif. Democrats in Washington to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Gov. Gavin Newsom seek the same thing, but say it quite differently.
Agriculture
From the pumps to courtrooms, Trump’s water boost is making waves
Thanks to recent rain, Federal water managers used the new biological opinions to pump additional water to the Valley. A court battle ensued. The Feds won.
Agriculture
Newsom accomplishes rare feat: a water plan no one likes
In the history of California’s oft-combative water wars, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new plan achieved something unprecedented: it incited universal scorn.
Agriculture
Countering Feds, California rolls out sweeping changes to water deliveries
The Newsom administration announced plans competing with Trump administration environmental rules, reorienting its share of managing the Delta.
Agriculture, Hanford
Facing ag demand, South Valley demands Newsom boost water supplies
Facing growing demands for food nationwide, south Valley water users and Kings County officials are pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to …
Agriculture
Welcome to Water Chaos, California
Meet the bureaucratic wrench being placed into the gears of the complicated legal machinery that guides California’s water to your tap.