Restoring Flows, Inspiring Citizen Action The Friends of the River Team Restoring Flows, Inspiring Citizen Action The Friends of the River Team

River Lovers Turn Out to Oppose Voluntary Agreements 

Californians turned out in large numbers to oppose the Newsom Administration’s backroom water agreements, asking the State to adopt stronger flow requirements to reverse the collapse of fish and wildlife populations in the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. FOR staff gave powerful presentations…

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Federal Watch: Fossils Fuels, Dams, and Dirty Deals

The federal government is charging full-speed into a fossil-fueled future—reviving dam projects, gutting environmental protections, and turning independent agencies like FERC into puppets of political agendas. From Sites Reservoir to the McCloud River, a growing movement of Tribes and environmental advocates is pushing back to defend clean water, native species, and democratic oversight.

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