The functionally extinct delta smelt entered national politics in 2009, when Sean Hannity made it a symbol of ...

The delta smelt was bound for extinction years ago, but it's still a red flag signifying political ignorance on the right.

A new executive order instructs federal leaders to “immediately take actions to override existing activities that unduly ...

FIRST IN WEST WING PLAYBOOK: SAURABH SHARMA is now a special assistant to the president in the Presidential Personnel Office, ...

Trump's new directive to prioritize water for Southern California over environmental protections reignites tensions with ...

Donald Trump has derided the Delta smelt as a "worthless fish," blaming efforts to protect the species for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires on social media, in a press conference, and even a ...

A Trump executive order directs agencies to “to route more water” across the state. But pumping water out of the Delta has ...

Trump said that protections for a tiny endangered fish species called the delta smelt are impeding firefighters' abilities to battle the blaze because of water diversion, but that claim is false.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Protect Longfin Smelt, a Rare Fish in San Francisco Bay-Delta, Center for ...

Followers of California water politics have long known the delta smelt as a key indicator species for the health of a fragile ecosystem. The fish started to become controversial in the 1980s when ...

Donald Trump has derided the Delta smelt as a "worthless fish," blaming efforts to protect the species for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires on social media, in a press conference, and even a ...