Putting People Before Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California
The following is the first of three self-explanatory Executive Orders signed by President Trump last night that I am sharing here because they relate to energy and related issues we cover:
I hereby direct the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the United States as necessary, to immediately restart the work from my first Administration by the National Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and other agencies to 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.
During my first term, the State of California, at the direction of its Governor, filed a lawsuit to stop my Administration from implementing improvements to California’s water infrastructure. My Administration’s plan would have allowed enormous amounts of water to flow from the snow melt and rainwater in rivers in Northern California to beneficial use in the Central Valley and Southern California. This catastrophic halt was allegedly in protection of the Delta smelt and other species of fish. Today, this enormous water supply flows wastefully into the Pacific Ocean.
The recent deadly and historically destructive wildfires in Southern California underscore why the State of California needs a reliable water supply and sound vegetation management practices in order to provide water desperately needed there, and why this plan must immediately be reimplemented.
Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior shall report to me regarding the progress made in implementing the policies in this memorandum and provide any recommendations regarding future implementation.
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While it’s satisfying seeing governor goofball put in his place, it is fitting that the residents of californicateya suffer the economic losses they’ve personally incurred as they cited for this crap. I don’t feel like bailing them out. Let them learn what it’s like to be a productive member of society and produce something that adds to the output of society instead of being uncontrolled consumption bots. Put agriculture back on top of priorities with oil and gas in California. Make them pat their bills without federal bailout and giving them a free start over.