Calif. Water Agencies Broke Own Rules, Possibly Killing Thousands of Endangered Fish

Pumping plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta severely harmed or killed almost double the legal amount of Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout in recent months, dealing yet another blow to the struggling endangered species.

I continue to be shocked by the lawlessness and neglect of federal and state management agencies with regard to species that are on the brink of extinction,” said Jon Rosenfield, science director at San Francisco Baykeeeper. “You expect regulators to regulate and follow their own regulations.”

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