Wednesday Top of the Scroll: Trump-California water wars are about to begin. Here’s what’s at stake
In a social media post days after the election, President-elect Donald Trump made clear that California’s water wars are top of his agenda – and he’s firmly on the side of big water users, not fish. His early words for the state come as little surprise after his first four years in office. The previous Trump administration successfully rolled back environmental protections to send more water from rivers in the north to farms and cities farther south. While the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley welcomes water that might return with Trump 2.0, critics worry that the president’s prior term gives him the know-how now for an even bigger water grab, all the while drying up landscapes, killing wildlife and ruining the serenity and sport many residents seek on the state’s waterways.
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