U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 21, 2013
Environmentalists, farmers clash over water
An en banc panel hears a dispute over whether the federal government ignored harm to delta smelt in water contracts.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal appellate panel on Thursday waded into a battle in which Central Valley farmers are fighting to hold onto water as environmentalists push to better protect imperiled fish.
Arguing before an en banc panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Natural Resources Defense Council and others argued the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act by failing to look at how its lon...
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