Litigation
Sep. 2, 2001
Judge halts relief effort for delta smelt
A Fresno federal judge ordered the government to scale back measures to protect the endangered delta smelt fish Wednesday.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Fresno federal judge ordered the government to scale back measures to protect the endangered delta smelt fish Wednesday, ruling the effort lacks evidence and will harm farms and cities that rely on water from the Sacramento San Joaquin River delta.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation were scheduled to start temporarily increasing the amount of freshwater flowing through the delta today in orde...
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