Sanchez: Relaxing species law ‘on the table’ to help state
By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee
Loretta Sanchez
Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, campaigning for U.S. Senate, said Tuesday that she would consider amending the federal law governing endangered species to help improve the water supply across the parched state of California.
To help address the drought, Sanchez said she wants to take a broader approach that calls for continued conservation measures, increased storage sites and the construction of Gov. Jerry Brown’s twin Delta tunnels project to move water south. Asked whether the Endangered Species Act should be looked at, Sanchez said yes.
“Everything needs to be on the table when we go in to find a solution,” Sanchez told the editorial boards of McClatchy Newspapers at a meeting in Fresno.