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Feds give Delta smelt a 5-year lifeline at UC Davis despite Trump’s rhetoric

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia March 28, 2025, 6:00 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:33 p.m.

The Bureau of Reclamation has given a five-year financial assistance agreement to UC Davis to continue support of its Delta smelt hatchery.

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The Delta smelt swims back into the limelight, courtesy of Donald Trump

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia Jan. 15, 2025, 7:55 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:46 p.m.

Aqueduct winding through a dry, desert landscape with sparse vegetation and distant mountains.

Environment, State/Region

More water for urban areas, some farms under new delivery rules

by Alastair Bland • CalMatters Dec. 23, 2024, 9:11 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:46 p.m.

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Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes

by Alastair Bland • CalMatters Oct. 29, 2024, 8:43 a.m.April 23, 2026, 2:47 p.m.