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Victories:

Politically Motivated Fish Opinion Voided

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Background:

Background on the Delta Biological Opinion

Commercial Importing of Foreign Endangered Species is Not the Way to Save them

Delta Smelt Facts, May 2007

FAQ About Critical Habitat and the Endangered Species Act

Politics, Science, Fish, Birds

Understanding the Endangered Species Act

Buck in Brief:

A Golden Opportunity to Restore the Delta (09/19/07)

Editorial:

A law not to be trifled with International Herald Tribune

Interior Department: Science be damned Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Legal Document:

Decision on Delta Smelt BiOp

Declaration of Brenda Jahns Southwick

Declaration of Joe Findaro

Delta Smelt 60-day notice

Delta Smelt Complaint

Delta Smelt Final Remedy Order

Delta Smelt Motion to Intervene--DC

Delta Smelt Motion to Intervene--Fresno

Farm Bureau motion to reopen litigation

Farm Bureau motion to reopen litigation

Press Release:

New Biological Opinion Will Protect San Francisco Bay-Delta (12/15/08)

Court Finalizes Order to Protect Bay-Delta, Smelt and Water Supply for Millions of Californians (12/14/07)

Former Wildlife Official a "Blemish" to Interior Department Integrity (07/20/07)

Federal Judge Throws Out Biological Opinion for Threatened Delta Smelt (05/25/07)

Conservation Groups Challenge Decision Allowing More Delta Water Exports (02/15/05)

Additional Resources:

Declaration of Farm Bureau lobbyist

Declaration of the Farm Bureau's chief counsel

Delta Smelt Peer Review

Email from Julie MacDonald of the Department of the Interior

Endangered Species Success Stories

Reports:

30 Years of the Endangered Species Act: Protecting Our World

Citizens' Guide to the Endangered Species Act

Delta Smelt 5-Year Status Review

Open Season on America's Wildlife

Tom's Turn:

If at first you don't succeed...delay! (Or, what's that I smelt?) (08/15/04)

Cases

Delta Smelt Biological Opinion

In Brief:

The tiny smelt that lives in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has been declining for years. Studies clearly indicate that increasing diversions of water would harm the fish, but the administration decided to proceed anyway. Earthjustice and NRDC sued to block an offending biological opinion.

The court ruled in our favor in December 2007.

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Clients:

California Trout

Friends of the River

Natural Resources Defense Council

Updated: July 1, 2009

Case #01027

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