Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Merry Christmas! Making this video was hell, but I learned a lot, I think.
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Sources:
1. Info about the Smelt: fws.gov/sfbaydelta/EndangeredSpecies/Species/Accounts/DeltaSmelt/delta_smelt.pdf
2. Cadillac Desert.
Reisner, Marc, and Lawrie Mott. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. Penguin Books, 2017.
3. Not used as a source for the video, but the timeline Wikipedia has of the Central Valley Project is worth a look for its scope and detail
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_Project
4. Report on how much the smelt accounts for Westlands' water shortages
from the Bay Institute: cah2oresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Limitations-Governing-Exports.pdf
6. Profile of Westlands Water District. Details their run in with Diane Feinstein and their role in the Fox News segment
hcn.org/issues/42.1/breakdown
7. Bernhardt and Trump's influence on the Smelt issue: theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/22/delta-smelt-fish-trump-california-aoe
8. Deal between Trump and Westlands
latimes.com/environment/story/2019-11-11/westlands-water-district-federal-water-contract
9. Suppression of EPA report on Sacramento salmon: latimes.com/environment/story/2019-08-20/trump-california-water-salmon-farms
10. Profile of Westlands featuring their second attempt at creating an astroturf group to pressure the government to repeal the EPA opinions: nytimes.com/2015/12/31/us/farmers-try-political-force-to-twist-open-californias-taps.html
11. Bernhardt violating his promise: politico.com/story/2019/04/21/david-bernhardt-water-law-interior-department-1370107
12. About halfway through making the video I discovered a PhD thesis that basically said everything I wanted to say but smarter and with more detail. So, for more information in general, this is your best bet.
https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Scoville_berkeley_0028E_19782.pdf
Merry Christmas! Making this video was hell, but I learned a lot, I think.
Follow me on Twitter @ twitter.com/afran90
Patronize me on Patreon @ patreon.com/user?u=2646842
Sources:
1. Info about the Smelt: fws.gov/sfbaydelta/EndangeredSpecies/Species/Accounts/DeltaSmelt/delta_smelt.pdf
2. Cadillac Desert.
Reisner, Marc, and Lawrie Mott. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. Penguin Books, 2017.
3. Not used as a source for the video, but the timeline Wikipedia has of the Central Valley Project is worth a look for its scope and detail
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_Project
4. Report on how much the smelt accounts for Westlands' water shortages
from the Bay Institute: cah2oresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Limitations-Governing-Exports.pdf
6. Profile of Westlands Water District. Details their run in with Diane Feinstein and their role in the Fox News segment
hcn.org/issues/42.1/breakdown
7. Bernhardt and Trump's influence on the Smelt issue: theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/22/delta-smelt-fish-trump-california-aoe
8. Deal between Trump and Westlands
latimes.com/environment/story/2019-11-11/westlands-water-district-federal-water-contract
9. Suppression of EPA report on Sacramento salmon: latimes.com/environment/story/2019-08-20/trump-california-water-salmon-farms
10. Profile of Westlands featuring their second attempt at creating an astroturf group to pressure the government to repeal the EPA opinions: nytimes.com/2015/12/31/us/farmers-try-political-force-to-twist-open-californias-taps.html
11. Bernhardt violating his promise: politico.com/story/2019/04/21/david-bernhardt-water-law-interior-department-1370107
12. About halfway through making the video I discovered a PhD thesis that basically said everything I wanted to say but smarter and with more detail. So, for more information in general, this is your best bet.
https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Scoville_berkeley_0028E_19782.pdf
