<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="ydp415d0250yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-08-20/trump-california-water-salmon-farms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-08-20/trump-california-water-salmon-farms</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; letter-spacing: -0.2px;">Suppressed federal report shows how Trump water plan would endanger California salmon </span><br></div></div><div><div><div class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-wrapper" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-top: 40px;"><div class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-main-content"><div class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-lead" style="margin: 0px 0px 40px;"><img src="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9651804/2147483647/strip/true/crop/990x776+0+0/resize/840x658!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca-times.brightspotcdn.com%2F94%2F2a%2F7294838a22ab29ba9fd45a8a8104%2Fla-dd-calcook-this-years-california-salmon-cat-001" alt="Salmon jumping " style="vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; display: block; max-width: 800px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 100%;" class=""><div class="ydp38e92f87Figure-content" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.17; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><div class="ydp38e92f87Figure-caption" style="display: inline;">Proposed changes in California water operations would have adverse effects on winter-run salmon, a government report found. </div><div class="ydp38e92f87Figure-credit" style="display: inline; margin-left: 5px;">(Hector Amezcua / Associated Press)</div></div></div><div class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-byline" style="margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 680px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-authors" style="width: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-right: 10px;"><div class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-authorName" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; display: inline;"><span class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-authorBy" style="text-transform: none;">By </span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/staff/bettina-boxall" style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_6783562977">BETTINA BOXALL</a><span class="ydp38e92f87ArticlePage-authorTitle" style="display: inline;">STAFF WRITER </span></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp65780592enhancr_card_6783562977" class="ydp65780592yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp65780592ymail-preserve-class ydp65780592ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.latimes.com/staff/bettina-boxall" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/staff/bettina-boxall" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important" class="ydp65780592yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydp65780592card-wrapper ydp65780592yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydp65780592card ydp65780592yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp65780592card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/b0S1U9A6upkIUFVUQ96jog--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2131307/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1075+0+38/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca-times.brightspotcdn.com%2F3e%2F08%2F47c63bcd33ffb27ae7708e8818ad%2Fimg-535fc8fb-turbine-la-bio-bettina-boxall.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-size: cover; position: relative; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/b0S1U9A6upkIUFVUQ96jog--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2131307/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1075+0+38/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca-times.brightspotcdn.com%2F3e%2F08%2F47c63bcd33ffb27ae7708e8818ad%2Fimg-535fc8fb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al Valley steelhead. A few months later, a final opinion reversed that finding, opening the door to increased exports.</p><p style="margin: 30px 0px 0px;">The Commerce Department inspector general later faulted the fisheries service for not following agency guidelines designed to ensure “the quality of the biological opinion.” A series of lawsuits followed, ultimately resulting in tougher protections for delta smelt and salmon — which the Trump administration now seeks to undo.</p><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>