Press Releases
April 7, 2008
Plans To Use Aquifer As A Reservoir In Local Contracts Production Wells Are Just the Beginning Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council (BEC) has filed its brief in the lawsuit against Glenn Colusa Irrigation District's (GCID) project to install seven more production wells into the Lower Tuscan aquifer...
March 25, 2008
Butte County Pursues Litigation Butte County Press Release Responsive Statement OnlyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Brian Haddix, 530-538-7224(OROVILLE, California) – Today, the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pursue litigation in the United States District...
December 21, 2007
Butte Environmental Council Challenges Butte County Plan Approval: Protection of Local Ground Water Paramount! Court Petition Filed November 2, 2007 Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council (BEC) has challenged Butte County’s approval of the Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water...
December 19, 2007
Butte Environmental Council Challenges Glenn Colusa Irrigation District Again: Regional Ground Water at Risk Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council (BEC) has again challenged Glenn Colusa Irrigation District’s (GCID) project that claims to be exempt from environmental review under the guise of...
CESHA Comments on Proposed New UC Merced Footprint
California Endangered Species and Habitat Alliance Butte Environmental Council California Native Plant Society Defenders of Wildlife Protect Our Water San Joaquin Raptor and Wildlife Rescue Center San Joaquin Valley Conservancy VernalPools.OrgOctober 5, 2007...
Butte Environmental Council Seeks Court Involvement in Protecting Area Ground Water
Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council (BEC) has challenged Glenn Colusa Irrigation District’s (GCID) project that it claims is exempt from environmental review. The proposed project will install more wells into the deep portions of the aquifer underlying Butte, Glenn, and Tehama counties to test their capacity to...
Court Issues a Preliminary Injunction against destruction of vernal pool habitat in the Sunrise Douglas area of Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County
California Native Plant Society Defenders of Wildlife Butte Environmental Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 13, 2007 Contact: Carol Witham, California Native Plant Society, (916) 452-5440 Brian Segee, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 682-9400 x...
Sacramento Valley Groundwater at Risk After Water Sellers Score Victory
Chico, CA – The Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (Plan) on May 8, 2007. The county will now receive $2.8 million for two production wells to provide the cover of “research” that will very likely result in water sales. The...
BEC Activist Jim Brobeck Honored With Earth Week Prize
The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment 6008 College Ave., Suite 10 Oakland, CA 94618 510/658.0702 v 510/658.0732 f FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2007 ...
November 3, 2006
Court Invalidates U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Exclusion of Nearly 900,000 Acres of Vernal Pool Critical Habitat History of federal vernal pool...
August 28, 2006
Conservationists Challenge Inadequate Habitat Protection for Wetland Species and Habitats Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council has filed a complaint against the Butte County Association of Governments over inadequacy in its Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Vernal Pool Creation and...
March 29, 2006
Conservation Organizations Challenge Failure to Protect Wetland Species and Habitats Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council, the California Native Plant Society, and Defenders of Wildlife have filed a 60 day notice letter to inform the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Sacramento...
March 7, 2006
Vernal Pool Recovery Plan Completed Chico, CA – The final Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon (Recovery Plan) has been released today. The Recovery Plan includes goals, priorities, and implementation measures for 33 vernal pool habitat dependent species. It is also one more...
January 10, 2005
Butte Environmental Council Strengthens Management and Organizational Capacity Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council is implementing several organizational and personnel changes as a result of a recent audit/review of its organizational structure. The summary results of the review indicate that more involvement is needed...
December 13, 2005
Broad Coalition of Conservation Organizations Challenges Inadequate Habitat Protections for Wetland Species and Habitats Note: A PDF copy of the complaint is available here. Chico, CA – Butte Environmental Council, the California Native Plant Society,...
October 23, 2005
A Question for Journalists: How Do We Cover Penguins and the Politics of Denial?Published on Friday, October 7, 2005 by CommonDreams.orgby Bill MoyersKeynote Speech to the Society of Environmental Journalists ConventionAustin, Texas - October 1,...
October, 19 2005
Birthday Announcement Please watch for our 30th birthday celebration announcement in the Chico News and...
August 17, 2005
NEW REPORT: 4 Million Californians Don't Have Access to Clean Water Report Exposes Pattern of Discrimination, Calls for Overhaul of Water Policy Coalition of Community Groups Calls For Change Oakland, CA -California hides a dirty secret when it comes to water policy. Skin color and income can have a...
August 11, 2005
Interior Department Releases Critical Habitat Rule Chico, CA – The Interior Department (Interior) released their second, final Vernal Pool Critical Habitat (VPCH) Rule for 15 vernal pool species found in California and southern Oregon. This rule is a result of litigation filed by Butte Environmental Council, the...
July 1, 2005
Press Release: Chico Urban Streams Alliance (Chico USA) Clean Creeks Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Chico Urban Streams Alliance (Chico USA) Clean Creeks Project Kick-off Event Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:00...
May 9, 2005
Butte Environmental Council has requested a stay of the Humboldt Road Burn Dump remediation (Chico, CA) – Butte Environmental Council has requested a stay of the Humboldt Road Burn Dump remediation that is expected to begin at the end of May 2005. The stay is necessary to allow the State Water Resources Control Board,...
November 23, 2004
Conservation Groups move to protect endangered Placer County vernal pool grasslands (Sacramento, CA) – On Friday, November 18, 2004, Butte Environmental Council and Defenders of Wildlife moved to halt the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of the proposed Westpark/Fiddyment Ranch because the project will...
January 15 , 2004
Conservation Groups Sue Interior Department Over Decision to Eliminate One Million Acres of Habitat Chico, CA – The Butte Environmental Council, the California Native Plant Society, and Defenders of Wildlife have filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of the Interior over its decision to eliminate more than one...
April 30, 2003
On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a 90-day finding to consider the listing of the midvalley fairy shrimp as a special status species under the federal Endangered Species Act. The finding is the result of a petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity and VernalPools.org that was made a...
January 10, 2000
Win for the Environment, Win for the CommunityChico, CA. The Chico Planning Commission hearing held on January 6, 2000 was a resounding success for both Butte Environmental Council and the landowner. The Planning Commission’s decision now requires comprehensive environmental review of the property, a mandate from Chico’s General...
June 16, 1999
Aerial SprayThe state’s population is exposed to health hazards annually from responsible pesticide use, but when area rice farmers choose to aerial spray irresponsibly, there are even more threats to the environment and residents of northern California. Aerial spraying of area rice fields in May and early June 1999 caused drifting...
