Sacramento River Portal Library News Feed http://watershedportal.org/news/news.rss en-us Public Domain 2009-07-03T17:14:43 -0800 Watershed Portals kevin@wolfandassociates.com david@wolfandassociates.com 300 Peripheral Canal: Panama Canal North? Proposed government boondoggle would be 500 to 700 feet wide, with 1,300 foot right-of-way Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Dianne Feinstein, corporate agribusiness and other supporters of the per http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=710 2009/07/02 Secretary Salazar to Speak at Town Meeting on Drought in Fresno Valley Politicians Perpetuate the Myth of "Fish Versus People" Bowing to pressure from Representatives Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced), the Department of Interior will hold a "town hall http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=709 2009/06/26 CSPA Goes to War with Schwarzenegger over Delta Salinity Standards. The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance is going to war with the Schwarzenegger administration over its failure to comply with California Delta salinity standards in an evidentiary hearing in Sacramen http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=706 2009/06/25 Congress Narrowly Defeats Nunes Salmon Extinction Amendment The Nunes amendment to HR 2847, a measure that would have removed funding for court-mandated protections for Central Valley salmon, was defeated in a close vote of 208 ayes to 218 nos in Congress on June 19. http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=704 2009/06/21 Schwarzenegger Amps Up Canal Campaign, War on Fish Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, after protesters in Fresno Thursday accused him of not doing enough to support San Joaquin Valley growers in their battle to export more water from the imperiled California Del http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=705 2009/06/20 Butte Creek Spring Salmon Run: The Central Valley Exception There is one lonely creek, Butte Creek, located in a deep canyon outside of Chico where salmon have been doing relatively well, compared to the Sacramento River’s collapsing winter and fall runs of salmon. http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=703 2009/06/08 Judge Wanger Issues Injunction Against Federal Delta Smelt Plan Schwarzenegger praises decision, campaigns for canal and dams U.S. District Judge Oliver W. Wanger in Fresno granted on May 29 a preliminary injunction requested by San Joaquin Valley agribusiness against http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=701 2009/06/02 Delta showdown: State seeks reversal of federal opinion protecting Delta smelt A recent petition by the Schwarzenegger administration to relax federal rules protecting Delta smelt is shaping up to be a key test of whether the Obama administration will stand firm in the implementation of http://www.watershedportal.org/news/news_html?ID=700 2009/05/29