In a ruling long-awaited by wildlife advocates and Central Valley water users alike, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today struck down most of a 2010 lower court ruling on federal protections for a small fish.
The Federal agency that operates one of the largest waterworks in California announced Friday how it plans to parcel out the meager supplies of water it controls in drought-stricken California -- and the Central Valley's wildlife refuges are going to t...