It’s tiny, it’s silver and it’s at the center of a decades-long controversy over California’s water system. It’s the delta ...

For a small fish only found in the San Francisco Estuary, the delta smelt has caused a lot of controversy over the years.

Nothing, apart from a need for water. That hasn’t stopped President Donald Trump from taking aim yet again at the endangered delta smelt as he threatens to withhold federal aid from victims of ...

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 (main) and a Delta smelt fish (inset). President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has responded to President Trump’s decision to end funding for a delta smelt breeding ...

Scientists believe that pumping water out of the Delta is largely responsible for the near extinction of the smelt, Holyoke said. As a result, Holyoke said the Endangered Species Act requires ...

Some politicians have claimed that protections for a tiny endangered fish species called the delta smelt are impeding firefighters' abilities to battle the blaze because of water diversion ...

Trump has long been vocal about his skepticism about wind (he thinks the turbines are ugly); low-flow toilets (he thinks they’re too hard to flush) and the delta smelt (he questioned this week ...

In reality, California's Delta smelt has minimal connection to the city's water supply, say experts, who argue the US president's willingness to condemn an endangered species reflects the chaotic ...

For a small fish found only in the San Francisco Estuary, the Delta smelt has caused much controversy over the years, ranging from lawsuits to executive orders. What is the history of the Delta smelt?