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The Trump administration Friday pledged to slash the thicket of federal environmental regulations that govern the Delta and much of California’s water supply, aiming to increase water deliveries to his political allies in the San Joaquin Valley.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing his underlings to review a broad swath of water regulations and “appropriately suspend, revise or rescind the respective regulations that unduly burden” the delivery of water throughout the state, a senior administration official told reporters.

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