Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Marysville) Archives

California Adding 5 Temporary Natural Gas Power Plants to Help Alleviate Energy Shortage

August 20, 2021 3:09 pmAugust 21, 2021 11:18 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) announced on Thursday that the state will be temporarily expanding natural gas power by adding new power plants due to energy supply concerns. According to the CDWR, five new gas powered generators will...

Depleted California Reservoirs Threaten Hydro Power, Agriculture, Drinking Water

August 16, 2021 1:15 pmAugust 18, 2021 10:29 am

In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. Of that, $2.7 billion was designated for water storage projects. But nearly 8 years later, there are no new dams or reservoirs, or other water...

Newsom Administration Wasted So Much Water, Oroville Just Ran Out

August 6, 2021 7:57 amAugust 6, 2021 7:59 am

Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale), Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber), and Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Marysville) met this week at the top of the Oroville Dam to decry Governor Gavin Newsom’s “lack of leadership and gross mismanagement of the state’s water, power and...