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Commentary: Salmon are goners if Feinstein gets her way on water

Posted by: Maven on February 28, 2010 at 7:55 am

From the Sacramento Bee, this commentary:

“By calling California’s water shortage “the Central Valley water crisis,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein has attempted to delegitimize most of California, implying that Central Valley farmers have more right to water than the rest of the state.

Why are Central Valley jobs more important than Delta and Northern California jobs? Why are almond farmers more important than fishermen? Because they have more money?

Feinstein wants to “make technical modifications to the biological opinions that restrict Delta pumping.” In plain English, she wants to overrule the conclusions reached by scientists who have spent years studying salmon and the Delta. Feinstein calls ignoring scientific truth “a fair, short-term compromise,” but it will only be short term if the drought is really over, which is unlikely. … “

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February 28, 2010 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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