California faces significant threats to its environmental protections as the Trump administration intends to roll back laws. An incident involving the Army Corp of Engineers opening federal dam gates has raised alarms among local officials, prompting Congressmember Jared Huffman to demand accountability. Environmentalists fear the administration might leverage the Endangered Species Committee to bypass existing protections for vulnerable species. Jon Rosenfield, a scientist, criticizes the ideological appointments in the administration, which could exacerbate threats to environmental protections in the region.
When the Trump administration ordered the Army Corp of Engineers to open the gates on two Federal dams in California earlier this year, it may have been the first shot in an evolving war on California's water and environmental protections.
"And we're getting a lot of deflection. And I think the reason is pretty obvious. This is an embarrassment to anyone who was involved in it. There's no way this water should have been dumped."
"So the you know, the appointments that have been made and those that are forthcoming are people that are ideological zealots," said Jon Rosenfield, Ph.D.
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