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‘Chaos agent’ Trump revives California water wars as experts warn of turmoil

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‘Chaos agent’ Trump revives California water wars as experts warn of turmoil

Source: The Guardian

Published: Jan, 23 2025 22:05

President claims to be ‘putting people over fish’ but critics say order could derail years of carefully crafted water policy. It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to reignite the California water wars he waged in his first term. On his first day in office, Trump directed the secretary of commerce and the secretary of the interior to develop a new plan that will “route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta to other parts of the state for use by the people there who desperately need a reliable water supply”.

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