* Wish List for Suckers Nails Farms, USFWS proposal 1992

LaMalfa Rolls Out Legislative Package Banning “COVID Vaccine Passports” CA Congressman LaMalfa PRESS RELEASE 3/31/21

 Klamath Irrigation District v. US Bureau of Reclamation, regarding Waters of the Klamath River Basin, Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction 3/29/21. "...Reclamation sometimes says it is using stored water in UKL to fulfill trust obligations it has to the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Tribes, both of which are located in California. But Reclamation’s trust obligations to the tribes in California afford no water rights to use stored water in UKL, as neither Tribe (nor Reclamation on their behalf) has ever claimed a water right in UKL in the Klamath Adjudication..."

What's in a species? For suckers, some lines are blurred, H&N 3/26/2021. "...scientists have yet to find a way to genetically distinguish shortnose and largescale suckers in the Lost River...geographic and temporal separation is what divides the Basin’s sucker population into separate species...another study confirming the lack of a genetic difference between shortnose and largescale suckers in the Lost River Basin won’t have an immediate effect on management practices there, particularly as it pertains to ESA implementation..."

Klamath farmers confront dry year, legal challenge, CFBF 3/24/2021. "...Environmental groups challenged the plan's continued allowance of leasing refuge lands for agriculture as inconsistent with the refuges' purpose of waterfowl management. Conversely, the Tulelake Irrigation District challenged the new restrictions as inconsistent with the Kuchel Act, which identifies agriculture as a key purpose of the refuges...John Crawford, president of the Tulelake Irrigation District board of directors, farms on the refuge and said he is proud of local farmers' contribution to the waterfowl population...'We leave a tremendous amount of grain standing there for ducks and geese every year. Right now, there's thousands of geese utilizing that standing grain that was left last fall...' "...U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said it anticipates it will not have enough water this summer to meet minimum requirements for endangered fish, let alone to fulfill irrigation demands."

The significance of FERC / Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's solicitation of comments regarding PacifiCorp's unaccountability regarding destruction of Klamath River Dams, reservoirs, environment, public safety, economy, and private and public property, update by Rex Cozzalio, Hornbrook, CA 3/21/21

Amicus brief United States v. Cooley filed in the U.S. Supreme Court explains why Klamath Project irrigators lost the 20+ year takings lawsuit filed by counsel who never had the chance of winning, Lawrence Kogan, Kogan Law Group 3/20/2021

Dry year intensifies focus on California groundwater, by Danny Merkley, director of water resources for the California Farm Bureau 3/17/21. "...In 2014, the state Legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, the most sweeping water management legislation in 100 years...

Further arguments loom in Klamath re-quantification ruling, Capital Press 3/17/21. "...Because the judge’s legal opinion from last month hasn’t yet been reduced to an order, that means the Klamath tribes can enforce their water rights to shut off irrigation in the meantime..."

Wood River rancher sells water right to help downstream refuges, H&N 3/16/21. "The Wood River Valley rancher...proposed selling 4,500 acre-feet of his water right to the refuge...CWA is in the process of lobbying the federal government to eventually purchase the full 30,000 acre-feet, which could cost up to $60 million. That could easily be funded by Congress... a 30,000 acre-feet delivery would allow Lower Klamath to support an additional 3,000 acres of grain, 1,000 acres of pasture, 2,000 acres of permanent wetlands and 4,600 acres of other wetlands..." Go HERE for the previous 100,000 acres of agricultural land acquisition by the U.S. government: "One ranch at a time, Government agencies and TNC promised that these farm and ranch acquisitions would save water, improve water quality, benefit fish, and store water for the rest of the irrigators and put more water into the Klamath River. The opposite is true..."  KBC NOTE: Our refuges were designed to receive water after it was pumped through the Klamath Reclamation Project. This amount was substantial until the government-mandated instream-required-water-for-fish skyrocketed. Water for fish = less or no water for birds and 489 species of wildlife, and farmers. Thus, when the Klamath Project gets it's full delivery, the runoff water goes to the refuges. This Project water historically was in a closed basin until Reclamation blasted a tunnel through Sheepy Ridge to supply Lower Klamath Refuge and keep farms from flooding. Pacific Power raised Project power rate more than 2000%, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuses to pay the $100's of thousands power costs for D Plant to pump water into Lower Klamath Refuges from the Project.

Haaland OK'd at Interior, 1st Native American Cabinet head, Capital Press 3/15/21. "...Some Republican senators have criticized Haaland's views on oil drilling and other energy development as “radical” and extreme, citing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline and her support for the Green New Deal...“Rep. Haaland has chosen to ignore the science and the scientists of the very department that she is now nominated to lead,'' Barrasso said, calling on Interior to remove protections for the grizzly under the Endangered Species Act..."

Klamath Project Water is currently unavailable from Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River, Bureau Of Reclamation Notice to Project irrigators, 3/12/21. "This letter is to notify you that water is currently unavailable from Upper Klamath Lake (UKL) and the Klamath River for irrigation purposes within the Klamath Project (Project) for the reasons further explained below. Accordingly, your district is hereby directed to delay diversions of water from UKL and the Klamath River until further notice..."

Meet Interior's new water lawyer Daniel Cordalis, Greenwire 3/11/21. "Cordalis went on to work for Earthjustice, a leading environmental law and advocacy firm." (KBC NOTE - Soros-funded Earthjustice provides legal services for the coalition of NGO's and tribes against Klamath irrigators, as well as other Klamath Basin resource users: loggers, miners, ranchers.)  "On behalf of the Yurok, Cordalis filed multiple lawsuits challenging the Trump Reclamation's management of the Klamath project."

Notice of Application for Transfer of License, Soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and protests. DEADLINE MARCH 19, 2021 for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests

Building Back Better: Building Resilience for the Economy, Climate, and Ecosystems, Family Farm Alliance 3/11/21. Testimony Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife Oversight Hearing

Commissioners declare another drought for Klamath Basin, H&N 3/10/21. "Approximately 130,000 acre-feet are expected to be allocated from Upper Klamath Lake to the Klamath Project for this growing season, a number even lower than last year and only enough to satisfy about a third of project demand."

Oregon’s new carbon cap program takes shape, but much debate remains, Oregonian 3/10/21. "...to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions by 45% below 1990 levels by 2035 and 80% below those levels by 2050..."

How soil moisture impacts water availability in the Klamath Basin 3/5/2021

Columbia-Snake River dam breaching opponents preparing resolution, Lewiston Tribune 3/5/2021. “no amount of money can replace the lifestyle and economies of the communities” that depend on the dams. It describes dam-breaching as an “idealistic” and “illogical” approach to salmon recovery that “flies in the face of reality.”

 Democrat Bill introduced to outlaw diesel fuel in Oregon. Super Majority Declares War on Working Class, Oregon House Republican Caucus 3/3/21

U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson’s $33.5 billion plan to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River would hurt the reliability of the region’s power grid and increase rates, a representative of a regional power company says. Capital Press 3/2/2021. "U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson’s $33.5 billion plan to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River would hurt the reliability of the region’s power grid and increase rates, a representative of a regional power company says...Roughly 83% of the region’s power is generated by dams, and 11% by nuclear generators...Breaching the four dams would remove 1,000 megawatts of peak capacity from the power grid...One thousand megawatts can power 800,000 homes...Using wind and solar power as the primary sources of energy would raise utility costs, the cost of agricultural inputs and outputs and shipping, and even the cost of removing the dams, Barth said..."