California’s Newsom Sues Trump Administration for Trying To Get Water to Farms

California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration over plans to ship more water to Central Valley farms.

“Gov. Gavin Newsom and members of his administration announced that they were preparing a lawsuit against the federal government to prevent California’s rivers and wildlife from being cheated out of vital supplies,” The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The left-wing media is claiming Trump is trying to “prevent California’s rivers and wildlife from being cheated out of vital supplies.” In reality, the Trump administration announced new rules for water sources to lessen restrictions on giving farms access to the water supplies.

“The administration’s changes were cheered by farmers in the San Joaquin Valley who have blamed long-standing environmental regulation for tying up water to the state’s $54 billion agricultural economy,” The Chronicle continued.

However, environmental groups aren’t happy with Trump’s new rules that assist farmers. They claim additional water releases would dry up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta as well as the rivers that feed it. This statewide ecosystem is responsible for helping to support fish, birds, bears, killer whales and other plants and animals.

The Trump administration is standing by its decision Brenda Burman, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, released a statement explaining, “From the beginning, we’ve been focused on cooperative solutions with the state of California to being reliable water supplies to farms, families, communities and the environment…

“Today’s announcement by Gov. Newsom is disappointing in his preference to have judges dictate these important projects instead of the career professionals at the federal and state levels who have developed a plan based on the best science and significant input from the public…

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“If that’s their choice, we’ll see them in court.”