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Dead fish stink up the Newsom-Trump water truce

The Chinook salmon has upset a quiet truce in the California water wars between Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump.

Last week, when the winter-run Chinook got caught in pumps that funnel water south from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farms and cities, California officials dialed down water deliveries in line with the state’s endangered species rules.

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