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Kate Poole is a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, director of NRDC’s Water and Wildlife project and litigation director of NRDC’s Water Program. She has practiced environmental law since 1992, and has worked extensively on matters involving water resource and aquatic ecosystem protection.
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A federal district court ruling last week provides a rebuke of actions by federal and state agencies during the drought, writes Kate Poole, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Should more water be diverted from the Delta? The state already decided this years ago with the Delta Plan, writes Kate Poole, senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
California’s regulatory agencies have weakened or waived protections for fish species that have resulted in population decreases for salmon and other native fish. Kate Poole of the Natural Resources Defense Council asks: “What were they thinking?”
How has Gov. Brown’s administration done so far in responding to California’s drought and ensuring Californians have enough clean drinking water? A new “report card” from the Natural Resources Defense Council shows there is definitely room for improvement, especially when it comes to the Bay Delta.
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