The Supreme Court upheld protections for a tiny fish, preserving an important tenet of the Endangered Species Act. Now the Trump administration wants to undo that victory.

Conservationists sue U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Rice Growers for mismanagement leading to demise of near-extinct salmon

Agriculture industry’s attempts to erode protection of species for economic gain fall short

California water management is not about protecting animals over people. It’s about coddling powerful special interests at the expense of average citizens, Delta farmers, commercial and sport fisherfolk—and a healthy Delta ecosystem.

Court unanimously throws out earlier rulings that failed to consider imperiled delta smelt

Three-judge panel maintains water management plan that aids delta smelt

Notes from a trip to the San Francisco Bay Delta to hear stories from people who would be directly impacted by a plan to pump massive amounts of freshwater out of the Delta to farms in the southern Central Valley.

Victory for Endangered Species Act advocates who fought to keep the species listed

The fight over the health of the Sacramento/Bay delta is a fight over the most important estuary on the west coast of north America.

Flawed water management plans shortchange wildlife, Delta

State and federal water projects operators must protect native fish from extinction

Final order on delta smelt issued 12/14/2007

Plaintiffs hope it’s not too late to restore ailing estuary, as biologists see record collapse in fishery numbers

Bush administration to reconsider politically-motivated Endangered Species Act decisions

Decision finding Biological Opinion on Delta Smelt impacts of water pumping was "inadequate" and did not use "best available science."

Ruling means state and federal water projects may be required to reduce pumping to protect fish from extinction

In 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared that water operations in California must be altered to protect the delta smelt from extinction. The Service issued a biological opinion about the effects that the federal and state water projects’ pumping of massive quantities of water from the Delta would have on this threatened species,…