Lloyd G. Carter, former UPI and Fresno Bee reporter, has been writing about California water issues for more than 35 years. He is President of the California Save Our Streams Council. He is also a board member of the Underground Gardens Conservancy and host of a monthly radio show on KFCF, 88.1 FM in Fresno. This is his personal blog site and contains archives of his news career as well as current articles, radio commentaries, and random thoughts.
MORE SELENIUM POISONING?
Submitted by lgc_admin on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 19:45.Selenium, the toxic trace element that poisoned the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in Merced County 25 years, is now killing creek fisheries in the Eastern U.S. Only the cause isn't agricultural waste water, it's coal mining. READ MORE »
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says the $11.1 billion water bond on the November 2010 ballot is full of pork -
Submitted by lgc_admin on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 19:43.Whitman: Water Bond Has Billions in 'Unnecessary Expenses'
Bond Opponents Say Pork Could Cost $4 billion-$6 billion
What's your Opinion??
Submitted by lgc_admin on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 22:16.
Is Sen. Dianne Feinstein playing fast and loose with the facts regarding a suspension of the Endangered Species Act in New Mexico? Decide for yourself. Click HERE:
The United Farm Workers Union has come out against the $11 billion water bond.
Submitted by lgc_admin on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 22:12.To see the article on its original posting with images click here:
Farmworkers against California water bond
Letter from Members of Congress to Sen Feinstein regarding the Endangered Species Act and its impact on the Westlands Water
Submitted by lgc_admin on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 22:18.A group of 11 Congress members have written Sen. Dianne Feinstein asking her to halt her efforts to gut the Endangered Species Act on behalf of the Westlands Water District. To read the congressional letter CLICK HERE:
Letter from Members of Congress to Sen Feinstein regarding the Endangered Species Act and its impact on the Westlands Water
Submitted by lgc_admin on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 22:15.<p><font face="Arial" id="ext-gen1772">A group of 11 Congress members have written Sen. Dianne Feinstein asking her to halt her efforts to gut the Endangered Species Act on behalf of the Westlands Water District. To read the congressional letter <a href="/files_lgc/Iuploads/Miller_letter_to_Feinstein.pdf">CLICK HERE</a>:</font></p>
The Los Angeles Times says Sen. Feinstein needs to quit meddling with California water politics.
Submitted by lgc_admin on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 22:58.
Feinstein's water meddling
More bad news for Salmon.
Submitted by lgc_admin on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 20:32.
For Immediate Release: February 11, 2010 Contact: Zeke Grader, PCFFA, 415-606-5140
Dick Pool, Water4Fish, 925-963-6350
Letter from Assemblyman Jared Huffman to DWR regarding the Endangered Species Act
Submitted by lgc_admin on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 20:24.Assemblyman Jared Huffman of Marin County wants to know why the California Department of Water Resources is not obeying California's Endangered Species Act. To read the letter click HERE
Groups write U.S. BOR to request full EIR of renewed water delivery contracts
Submitted by lgc_admin on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 01:37.The Sierra Club, Friends of the River and the Planning and Conservation League have written the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to request a full environmental impact report on a Bureau proposal to renew water delivery contracts for high selenium lands in the Western San Joaquin Valley. To read more, click HERE
