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Hetch Hetchy Power & Earth Month Baloney
Baloney, i.e. nonsense: When someone says something completely ridiculous, call it a bunch of baloney. Baloney is the most polite word that comes to...
Tuolumne Watershed Groundwater Déjà Vu
Campaigning to restore Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park means caring about San Francisco's water system and ensuring no loss of...
Hetch Hetchy & Yosemite Reservations in 2025 – Hooray
The National Park Service has announced its reservations policy for 2025. Most entrances will require advance reservations on weekends beginning May...
Wapama’s new bridge – hooray!
Yosemite's waterfalls are world famous, and rightly so. The eponymous Yosemite Falls, as well as Vernal, Nevada, Bridalveil, Ribbon and so many...
Join us at Hetch Hetchy April 26-27
The Restore Hetch Hetchy board and staff will be visiting Hetch Hetchy April 26-27. Early spring, just after Earth Day and John Muir's birthday, is...
Supreme Court rules for San Francisco, against EPA, in wastewater case
In a 5-4 ruling, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority in its efforts to keep San...
Insults to Hetch Hetchy and to today’s Rangers
Our campaign to restore Hetch Hetchy is deeply rooted in the sanctity of our national parks, that Hetch Hetchy’s damming was a singular historic...
Conversation with Robert Hanna – John Muir’s Great-Great-Grandson
We had a chance to sit down and record a podcast with perhaps our most passionate ally - Robert Hanna, John Muir's great-great-grandson. We covered...
Remembering George “not the Congressman” Miller
"Retired guy" was George Miller's way of answering the phone. He and his partners had been successful in the investment business and had agreed to...
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