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Trump signs order diverting water to California farmers against state wishes
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:21 am
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:21 am
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resident Trump on Wednesday signed an order in California to re-engineer the state’s water plans, completing a campaign promise to funnel water from the north to a thirsty agriculture industry and growing population further south.
The ceremonial order comes after the Department of the Interior late last year reversed its opinion on scientific findings that for a decade extended endangered species protections to various types of fish — a review that had been spurred by the order from Trump.
Trump said the changes to the “outdated scientific research and biological opinions” would now help direct “as much water as possible, which will be a magnificent amount, a massive amount of water for the use of California farmers and ranchers.”
“A major obstacle to providing water for the region's farmers has now been totally eliminated by the federal government,” Trump said Wednesday in Bakersfield, Calif., flanked by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), as well as Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who helped shepherd the changes to the state’s water policy.
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The state is expected to fight the order.
“California won’t allow the Trump Administration to destroy and deplete our natural resources,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) said in a statement after the speech. “We’re prepared to challenge the Trump Administration’s harmful attack on our state’s critical ecosystems and environment.”
Critics fear the new plan, which would allow large quantities of water to be diverted from the San Francisco Bay Delta to the Central Valley in order to irrigate farmland, would ultimately harm chinook salmon and the delta smelt, a finger-sized fish that for three decades has stood in the way of the diversion.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:22 am to WPBTiger
But won’t you PLEASE think of the delta smelt?!?
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:24 am to WPBTiger
Dems new slogan, "Melt for Smelt"
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:24 am to WPBTiger
How will the syringes and poo get washed into the ocean now? REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:26 am to WPBTiger
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would ultimately harm chinook salmon and the delta smelt
You know, i'm actually in agreement with California. So the next time the idiots in California have to reuse their shower water, or have water shortages during a major fire, remember, it's for the delta smelt!
I hope my friends that live in California get out soon. There's only so much idiocy God can put up with.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:29 am to BugAC
Encourage your friend to fight for our almonds!
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:35 am to WPBTiger
Trump is fighting for the people.
Democrats are fighting for
Democrats are fighting for
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the delta smelt, a finger-sized fish
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:36 am to jrodLSUke
What are the Dems in California, a bunch of gay fish?
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:38 am to WPBTiger
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state’s critical ecosystems and environment.”
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delta smelt, a finger-sized fish that for three decades has stood in the way of the diversion.
Ok, someone explain the criticality of the delta smelt to me, please...
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:40 am to WPBTiger
“Federal government overrules state government on local issue.”
Hurray!
Small government conservatism.
Hurray!
Small government conservatism.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:41 am to The Maj
It’s critical in getting water to San Fran and fricking over the farmers. That’s about it.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:42 am to AggieHank86
Water policy in western states is typically federal for a number of reasons, mainly in that you have multiple states fighting over access to the same source of water.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:44 am to AggieHank86
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“Federal government overrules state government on local issue.”
Hurray!
Small government conservatism.
0% or 100% horse shite
too fricking stupid to look at issues on a case by case basis
What a fricking simpleton, a real "libertarian"
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:48 am to AggieHank86
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“Federal government overrules state government on local issue.”
Uh, yeah, he removed Federal regulations that prevented the water from being diverted...
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Small government conservatism.
So, for once you are correct, even if it was by mistake...
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:50 am to BestBanker
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Encourage your friend to fight for our almonds!
Almond Joys are the shite
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:55 am to AggieHank86
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“Federal government overrules state government on local issue.”
Hurray!
Small government conservatism
Agreed. Good move by the feds remove an asinine barrier. Now it’s up to California to make the decision to not be a count.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 7:59 am to Wtodd
Trump is doing this for political gain...I smell an impeachment.
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:01 am to WPBTiger
Should sign an order cutting off water to LA county
Posted on 2/20/20 at 8:01 am to WPBTiger
So a federal regulation was removed, but is adding a federally funded project to help California?
Let California work it out.
Rather build the wall
Let California work it out.
Rather build the wall
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