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Restore Hetch Hetchy petition challenges federal government
Legal arguments to improve access at Hetch Hetchy include eliminating daily closures, allowing
camping, and permitting non-polluting boats on Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
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Finding Hetch Hetchy
Yosemite Valley is well-known as the epicenter of American climbing. Its sister valley to the north has long been left in the shadows of Yosemite’s reputation.
Discover Hetch Hetchy with Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford tells the unfortunate story of Hetch Hetchy’s flooding and the campaign to return the valley to Yosemite and the American people. Interviews include Interior Secretary Don Hodel, Senator Lois Wolk, Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Philp, historian Al Runte, and conservationists Tom Graff, Nancy Ryan, Ann Hayden, Ron Good, Mike Marshall and Spreck Rosekrans.
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San Francisco Chronicle – surprising results for Hetch Hetchy water taste test
The San Francisco Chronicle’s headline reads: “San Francisco’s famous water was put to a taste test. The results are surprising.” The full article...
Sacramento Bee Opinion: San Francisco uses the ocean as its toilet and wants to flush a key environmental law
Pulitzer prize winning journalist Tom Philp keynoted Restore Hetch Hetchy's Annual Dinner Saturday night at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center....
Raw Sewage: San Francisco Challenges Clean Water Act at Supreme Court
When it rains hard in San Francisco, raw sewage flows into the Bay.
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