FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 23, 2025
Contact: Michael Blenner, michael.blenner@sierraclub.org
Sierra Club California Statement on President Trump’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Executive Order
“President Trump’s Executive Order urging agencies to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta would cause the unsustainable depletion of water from an already failing ecosystem to be used for mostly large-scale agricultural purposes,” said Caty Wagner, Sierra Club California Water Campaign Manager. “The EO refers to 2019 Biological Opinions, which would draw a significant amount of water from an already overdrawn ecosystem. Trump’s policy is closely aligned with Governor Newsom’s, who wants to promote the $20 billion Delta Tunnel to draw even more water from the Delta. These policies would have severe consequences for local Delta communities, Tribes, fishermen, and endangered species.”
“Sierra Club California strongly opposes Trump and Newsom’s environmentally destructive water policy, and we’ll be fighting to stop them in the courts and at the relevant state agencies. Sierra Club California and our allies will continue to push for adoption of local, sustainable water sources that will create shovel ready local jobs while protecting the Delta’s communities and threatened ecosystems.”
Sierra Club California is the legislative and regulatory arm of Sierra Club’s 13 local chapters in California, representing half a million members and supporters.