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 smelt. This threatened fish lives exclusively in the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...

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

California Democrats want fire victims to sue oil and gas companies. President Donald Trump wants them to have access to more ...

We ask a lot of some very small fish. Single species are relied on to save entire ecosystems. In December I tried to ...

Governor Gavin Newsom issued a controversial executive order that would make it easier to divert and store “excess” water ...

California Democrats want fire victims to sue oil and gas companies. President Donald Trump wants them to have access to more ...

Following President Trump’s recent criticism of the delta smelt — a fish he has tied to the lack of water for fighting the Los Angeles fires  — his administration is planning to cut funding for a ...

The two-inch fish has long been a stumbling block to delivering water to the Central Valley and Southern California. The ...

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order to 'maximize the capture and storage' of water during storms. Environmentalists say it's ...

California has an excellent climate for growing food, but we forfeit its potential because we neglect our water.