Delta Coves housing development on Bethel Island, California, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 10, 2020. Environmental groups in California have filed a lawsuit contesting the approval of revenue bonds to build a massive $16 billion water tunnel under an ecologically sensitive estuary, saying the state hasn’t yet completed required impact reviews. The state wants to build the 30-mile tunnel under an area known as the California Delta, an expansive river estuary south of Sacramento that covers about 1,150 square miles (2,980 kilometers). The highway-wide tunnel would divert about 6,000 cubic feet-per-second of water gathered from the northern areas of the state to southern California, home to about two-thirds of its population. Photographer: David Paul Morris
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