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Drought-stricken California, court rules smelt fish get water
2014-03-14 22:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A California appeals court sided with environmentalists over growers on Thursday and upheld federal guidelines that limit water diversions to protect Delta smelt, in a battle over how the state will cope with its worst drought in a century. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court should not have overturned recommendations that the state reduce exports of water from north to south California. The plan leaves more water in the Sacramento Delta for the finger-sized fish and...
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