California Senate Committee blocks Governor’s plan to gut environmental law to expedite Delta Tunnel

California Senate Committee blocks Governor’s plan to gut environmental law to expedite Delta Tunnel
An estimated 19,773 out of the more than 21,580 endangered spring-run Chinook that returned to spawn on Butte Creek, a Sacramento River Tributary, died before spawning in 2021. There was also a die-off of over 200 spring Chinooks in the Butte Sink in March 2022. Photo by Dan Bacher.