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.
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.
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.
Mass fish die off in the suddenly dry Kern River prompts state investigation
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking into the mass fish die off in the Kern River after the City of Bakersfield cut flows.
[Court Record] Amicus Brief of California Attorney Kamala Harris in defense of the public trust
The following is the full text of the Amicu Brief of the California Attorney General, filed with the First Appellate District, in support of the plaintiffs in Grant Reynolds v. City of Calistoga.
[Court Record] Amicus Brief of California Attorney Jerry Brown in defense of the public trust
The following is the full text of the Amicus Brief of the California Attorney General, filed with the Napa Superior Court, in support of the plaintiffs in Grant Reynolds v. City of Calistoga.