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NEWSOM TAKING ANOTHER RUN AT HIS TUNNEL PROJECT
Governor’s latest effort to circumvent environmental laws & reduce court challenges dangles $200M in one-time community benefits
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Photo Courtesy of Department of Water Resources An aerial view of the pumping station that dumps water in the California Aqueduct northwest of Tracy.
The bottom line for State Senator Jerry McNerney is clear: No matter how much Gov. Gavin Newson dangles in one-time benefits, the Delta Tunnel isn’t worth the staggering loss of prime farmland, damage to the West Coast’s largest estuary, and negative implications for Northern San Joaquin Valley urban and ag water supplies.