Costa, Denham: Unknown Impacts of Predation Hurting the Central Valley

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Today, Reps. Jim Costa (CA-16) and Jeff Denham (CA-10) participated in the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans Hearing on "The Costly Impacts of Predation and Conflicting Federal Statutes on Native and Endangered Fish Species."

"A choice has been made to take water away from San Joaquin Valley communities in dire need of it in order to provide uncertain benefits to species that have been harmed by a host of reasons, including being eaten by non-native species that humans have introduced into the ecosystem," said Rep. Costa. "This is frankly morally wrong, in my opinion, and should be drawing the national attention like the water crisis in Flint, Michigan."

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