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I wonder what the justification is. That they caused global warming?
The justification is that tribes urged the government to save a species of fish, which fox news considers wasting water, no blame is put on corporations that use impossibly more water for snack cultivation eg pistachios which they consider to be the white corporation owner's god given right.
For these people there doesn't have to be a justification. There just has to be someone else who you have an excuse to perceive as being lesser than you, so that you can ignore the fact that you are the lesser person.
Dam removal on the Klamath river, 500 fucking miles away, which wasn't a resevoir for firefighters in Los Angeles and did not in any way contribute to the water shortage in Los Angeles, because again, it was 500 fucking miles away.
I'm actually surprised how few people point this out. I've literally seen people saying "all" the hydrants were dry because they wanted to save some fish. As if somehow the water needed (probably well north of millions of gallons) could magically be transported those 500 fucking miles.
And not to confuse the issue, because again, the Klamath River is not close enough to matter, but dams contribute to drought conditions.