Wednesday March 26, 2025
San Joaquin Valley Sun —
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R–Richvale) is leading several other California Republicans in pushing for the designation of the longfin smelt as endangered to be repealed.
Representatives Vince Fong (R–Bakersfield), Tom McClintock (R–Elk Grove) and David Valadao (R–Hanford) are among the co-sponsors of the Congressional Review Act resolution, which LaMalfa introduced last week.
The backstory: Former President Joe Biden’s administration listed the longfin smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act last year.
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said at the time that the main cause of the declining population for the longfin smelt is habitat loss, which is primarily due to the reductions and alterations in freshwater flow into the San Francisco Bay estuary.