In a dramatic move on June 29, the Supreme Court overturned non-partisan independent federal regulatory governance and handed the keys over to the Trump Administration.

When a project only works by weakening protections for rivers and wildlife, it's worth asking whether it should move forward at all. A new draft permit for Sites Reservoir exposes the project's growing environmental and economic challenges.

After losing more than 90% of their ancestral homeland to Shasta Dam, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe is fighting to protect what remains. Discover what's at stake and why Californians are standing together to stop the dam raise.

Just when it seemed the Eel River dam removal was moving forward, a new political battle has erupted. As federal officials push to keep the dams in place, Friends of the River is fighting to keep the decommissioning process grounded in science, law, and the public interest.

The South Fork American River is once again in the crosshairs as El Dorado County agencies move to expand water rights that could reshape river flows and divert more water out of the watershed. What’s being pitched as “water reliability” is raising familiar questions about who gets to decide the future of a river shared far beyond county lines.

The American River’s latest chapter isn’t about conflict, but continuation—of decades of constructive engagement over competing demands, debates over dams, and reaching landmark agreements—now renewed through the Water Forum Agreement 2050. It’s a reminder that on this river, lasting solutions are built not all at once, but through generations of negotiation and participation.