In a significant legal push to protect California’s waterways, Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined forces with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, filing an amicus brief on an ongoing case.
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Attorney general files friend-of-court brief in support of efforts to restore year-round water to the Kern River
There’s been a welcome turn of events for Bring Back the Kern, the group that’s been trying to compel the city of Bakersfield to halt its ongoing, wholesale diversion of water from the Kern River.
Bonta joins lawsuit against Bakersfield over Kern River drying up
Thousands of fish died when the Kern River dried up earlier this year. California officials are now getting involved in an environmental lawsuit targeted at Bakersfield.
Water Audit California celebrates AG Rob Bonta’s support of the public trust
In filing an amicus brief in Bring Back The Kern v. City of Bakersfield, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has become the third California AG to sign an amicus brief in support of Water Audit California’s campaign to enforce the public trust doctrine. Joining in the legacy of Attorney General Kamala Harris (2013) and Attorney General Jerry Brown (2010), AG Bonta reaffirms the State’s commitment to environmental law and responsible management.
State backs environmentalists after water shutoff kills thousands of fish in Kern River
California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield.
[Court Record] Amicu Brief of the California Attorney General Rob Bonta in ‘Bring Back the Kern’ lawsuit
The following is the full text of the Amicu Brief of the California Attorney General in support of the plaintiffs in Bring Back the Kern, et al v. City of Bakersfield.
State Attorney General, Fish and Wildlife join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River
Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower Kern River.
Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief on Importance of Protecting California’s Waterways
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, today filed an amicus brief with the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, in support of the environmental plaintiffs in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield.