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

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 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?

Pity the poor delta smelt. The tiny fish, which seldom grows to more than four inches or lives longer than a year, was once abundant in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It was an important link ...

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 the ...

Donald Trump has criticized conservation efforts concerning the delta smelt as hampering California firefighting capabilities ...