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Trump’s big vendetta against the tiny delta smelt

There are certain things former President Donald Trump vehemently dislikes: Taylor Swift. Low-flow toilets. And a 3-inch-long endangered fish that lives in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in California. Although it draws less attention than his other annoyances — Swift for her endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid and water-efficient toilets for requiring repeated flushes — Trump is unusually dedicated to his nearly decadelong grudge against the tiny delta smelt. … Defenders of Wildlife, along with Restore the Delta, San Francisco Baykeeper and other groups, also pushed back Wednesday against a Reclamation decision to end a program called “Fall X2” that boosts flows in the fall to improve delta smelt habitat.

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