SMUD cancels controversial Coyote Creek Project PPA that would remove 3500 trees, January 5, 2026, Daily Kos

By Dan Bacher | January 5, 2026

This is a partial victory for the environmental groups and Indian Tribes, including the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the Wilton Rancheria, who opposed the project that would remove nearly 3500 trees from habitat draining a tributary of Deer Creek, in turn a tributary of the Cosumnes River, the last undammed Central Valley river.

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