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July 22, 2019 | In the News: Redding Record Searchlight

Judge Rejects Effort To Move Shasta Dam Lawsuit To Fresno

Colin O'Brien, Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice: "The case will have powerful consequences in Shasta County."

June 24, 2019 | Press Release

Southeast Alaskans Rally to Defend the Tongass and the Roadless Rule

Local leaders, Alaska Native people, and community members gathered to double down on support for the existing Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest

May 15, 2019 | From the Experts

Raising Shasta Dam Would Harm Many to Benefit a Few

The Trump administration is working with Westlands Water District to undermine California’s environmental goals. We’re fighting back.

May 14, 2019 | Press Release

Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue Country’s Largest Agricultural Water District Over Illegal Plot To Raise Shasta Dam

Shasta Dam raise would flood a protected river, Tribe’s remaining sacred sites, and harm fisheries

May 13, 2019 | Press Release

Chilkat Indian Village and Conservation Groups Appeal Chilkat River Mine Ruling

Groups argue that U.S. Bureau of Land Management must consider future impacts of mining before approving advanced hardrock exploration

May 13, 2019 | Legal Document

Shasta Dam Complaint

This case challenges Westlands Water District’s unlawful assistance and cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s plan to raise Shasta Dam and enlarge Shasta Reservoir — a project that would flood the protected, free-flowing McCloud River, destroy Native American cultural sites, and harm protected and imperiled species, in the interest of delivering more water from Shasta County to California’s Central Valley.