Earlier this year, two eminent fish researchers wrote “California … is a world leader in having its endemic freshwater fishes likely to be driven to extinction by the end of the century.” We know the reason. California habitually fails to enforce environmental laws designed to protect our aquatic ecosystems. Following the state’s lead, federal agencies skimp on environmental safeguards and waive the meager protections they do offer any time protecting the public’s fish, wildlife, waterways, and water quality, gets in the way of diverting more water to meet California’s seemingly unquenchable demand.
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