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That means they are also imperiling some of the world’s most important food-producing lowlands in the Nile and Mekong deltas and cities from Shanghai to New York.

Red Bull withdrew that because Russell was correctly following the yellow-flag delta times on his dashboard, which meant he could not keep the required 10 car lengths to the safety car.

Opponents, including agencies in the delta and environmental advocates, say the project is an expensive boondoggle that would harm the environment and communities, and that the state should pursue other alternatives.

The delta smelt was bound for extinction years ago, but it’s still a red flag signifying political ignorance on the right.

State and federal water both flow from dams and rivers into the delta, where roughly 5 million acre-feet annually is pumped south through canals into the San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast and Southern California.