titled “Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California” and directed to the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior Departments — “During my first term, the State of California, at the direction of its Governor [Gavin Newsom], 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,” he added.

Politico reported, Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in 2020, seeking to block the implementation of new federal water rules, which were anticipated to deliver 600,000 acre-feet of water in an average year from the northern part of California to points south in the state.

Newsom argued that the Endangered Species Act applied to salmon and the Delta smelt, and therefore, Trump’s rule change was unlawful.Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge via email. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

One reason was that a 117 million gallon reservoir in the area was empty, having been down for maintenance since February of last year, according to the Times.

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Trump concluded his order, saying within 90 days of his memorandum, he wants the secretaries of Commerce and the Interior to report to him regarding the progress being made to implement his directive and recommendations for future implementation.

Cal Fire reported that as of Tuesday afternoon, there were two major fires in the Los Angeles area: the Palisades Fire, which was 63 percent contained, and the Eaton Fire, which was 89 percent contained.

So far the fires in southern California have killed 28 people, burned over 40,600 acres, and destroyed approximately 15,800 structures.

During a pre-inauguration day rally in Washington, Trump pledged, “Together, we will rebuild Los Angeles better, more beautiful than ever before.”