California Delta smelt controversy ranges from lawsuits to Trump executive orders
For a small fish only found in the San Francisco Estuary, the delta smelt has caused a lot of controversy over the years.
Trump's California water order takes aim at Newsom, troubled Delta smelt
A Trump executive order directs agencies to “to route more water” across the state. But pumping water out of the Delta has already proven disastrous.
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Lawsuit Challenges California’s Failure to Address State Water Project’s Threat to Bay Delta, Salmon Runs
In 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he was abandoning the California WaterFix project, which would have created two 35-mile long, 40-foot wide tunnels to carry water south without passing through ...