Trump, California

Trump's 2.2 billion-gallon dump from California reservoirs just got even uglier
Donald Trump's executive order on California water appears to have overridden qualms from officials who warned against opening up Kaweah and Success lakes.
Inside Trump and DOGE’s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California’s water
President Trump falsely claimed the LA fires were a result of the state’s water policies. DOGE agents flew to California to turn pumps on themselves.
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
How DOGE Cuts Threaten California's Critical Water Safety
Water agencies have warned that major job cuts could harm the water delivery system and threaten public safety.
Experts raise concerns over decision to release billions of gallons of water from reservoirs: 'It's always troubling ... to see'
"Zero benefit." Experts raise concerns over decision to release billions of gallons of water from reservoirs: 'It's always troubling ... to see' first appeared on The Cool Down.
DOGE backs off staff cuts at office central to Trump’s Calif. water plans
A second round of terminations at the Bureau of Reclamation’s regional office is on hold, and some already-fired staff are being called back.
Army Corps knew Trump's water release order in California's San Joaquin Valley was a waste
The Army Corps responsible for releasing reservoir water at President Trump’s order knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as promised.
Trump wants California’s water unleashed. DOGE is firing the people who can do it.
Sharp staffing cuts at the Bureau of Reclamation are causing panic among the farm districts that Trump says he wants to help.
Report: Army Corps knew Trump’s water release couldn’t reach Southern California
The Army Corps of Engineers knew that large volume of water suddenly released from California reservoirs in late January following President Donald Trump’s orders would not reach Southern California,
Musk’s DOGE ‘whiz kids’ flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires
A group of Department of Government Efficiency agents repeatedly pressured a federal official to open a large water pump system in California — and then flew there to do it themselves, according to a new report.
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'Stunt for photo op': 2 DOGE employees 'flew to California' to 'turn on' water pumps 'themselves'
CNN climate reporter Ella Nilsen on Sunday delivered a stunning report on President Donald Trump’s January effort to “turn on ...
Trump administration dramatically cuts staff at water agency in California
The Trump administration is firing employees at the Bureau of Reclamation, drawing concerns from California water agencies ...
A California facility could save endangered delta smelt. But federal funding under Trump just ended
The Trump administration has ended federal funding for a captive breeding program for California’s endangered delta smelt, threatening the future of the fish that the president blames for burdensome ...