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Voluntary agreements for Bay-Delta flows near the finish line

02/01/23 8:20 AM By Brad Hooker

The state water board is hearing debates over a controversial plan that would soften the blow of its regulatory hammer and present new opportunities for protecting fish.

Agriculture hails court victory, amid ‘slow erosion’ of water rights

09/21/22 8:15 AM By Brad Hooker

The ruling sets a limit on the water board’s authority. But the agency retains several regulatory tools for curtailing senior water rights, and lawmakers could add more.

California GOP presses Interior on biological opinions

08/09/22 6:47 AM By Brad Hooker

California’s Republican delegation is ramping up criticism of the Biden administration over rescinding Trump-era biological opinions governing water deliveries.

Can voluntary agreements move past environmental opposition?

03/31/22 7:43 AM By Brad Hooker

Environmental groups are already lining up against Gov. Newsom’s plan for voluntary agreements in the Delta.

California faults climate change in cutting water deliveries to protect fish

03/23/22 7:25 AM By Brad Hooker

The calculation for releasing environmental flows has become the fulcrum that dictates the most critical water policy decisions going forward.

Judge clears Biden Delta plan to replace Trump’s biological opinions

03/17/22 7:24 AM By Brad Hooker

A federal judge is allowing the Biden administration to replace Trump-era biological opinions on endangered Delta fish with a temporary plan.

Newsom appoints top environmental lobbyist to CalEPA

03/08/22 7:07 AM By Brad Hooker

The governor has appointed a fierce critic of voluntary agreements just as state officials share optimism for completing agreements within the year.

Water rights, SGMA and Bay-Delta Plan propel lawsuits for 2022 and beyond

12/15/21 8:22 AM By Brad Hooker

Farm lobbyists are looking ahead to the next year as water battles escalate with the drought and groundwater sustainability plans.

Feds, state still optimistic over Bay-Delta voluntary agreements

12/03/21 10:28 AM By Brad Hooker

State and federal regulators are holding out hope for voluntary agreements over water flows and habitat restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta.

Open Mic: Claire Babineaux Fontenot

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. Farmers continue to help feed the hungry, but the number of Americans who are hungry and food insecure is greater today than during the Covid pandemic. Babineaux-Fontenot says the food lines may have moved back inside the buildings, but the need for food continues to grow as contributions are down and federal commodity donations have decreased. Babineaux-Fontenot says federal nutrition programs should be amended to avoid food “cliffs” and help individuals transition away from assistance programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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