After Trump Tries to Help Farmers, California Goes on the Warpath
The state of California sued the White House late Thursday after President Trump ordered the state to reconfigure its water plan, funneling more water from the north to a thirsty agriculture industry and growing population further south.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra argued the administration violated the law by failing to consider a number of environmental impacts or giving the opportunity for the public to comment.
“As we face the unprecedented threat of a climate emergency, now is the time to strengthen our planet’s biodiversity, not destroy it,” Becerra said in a statement. “California won’t silently spectate as the Trump Administration adopts scientifically-challenged biological opinions that push species to extinction and harm our natural resources and waterways.”...
