February 21, 2020 — California is suing the administration of President Donald Trump for what it calls the administration’s failure to protect endangered species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the California Environmental Protection Agency filed the lawsuit on Thursday against the Trump administration in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
The attorney general said the Trump administration was adopting “scientifically challenged biological opinions that push species to extinction” and harm natural resources and waterways.
The lawsuit stressed the Trump administration’s alleged failure to protect endangered fish species from federal water export operations.
In October, the Trump administration announced a plan to divert water to California farmers, fulfilling a campaign promise made by the president.