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Carl Costas/California Department of Water ResourcesGrowers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists say the 鈥渉ealthy rivers鈥� rules would actually harm California鈥檚 iconic salmon. -
Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersA long-awaited, controversial report weighs updates to standards that state officials say have failed to protect fish and wildlife. But environmentalists, Native tribes and others already are furious about how long this has taken 鈥� and the state is years away from putting a plan into action.
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State officials say the urgency to store more water has vanished as storms swell reservoirs. The reversal is a victory for environmentalists, but they say the damage to salmon and native fish is already done. -
Facing criticism that stormwater flowed out to sea, the governor asked the water board to waive rules designed to protect salmon and other endangered fish. Environmentalists call it 鈥渁 breakdown of law and order鈥� while growers laud it as a way to ensure more water is delivered this year. -
The tunnel project, which would cost billions and take decades, aims to help shore up water supplies in much of California. The new environmental impact report outlines the impacts.
