The Trump administration is “pausing” more than $11 billion in water infrastructure projects to 12 Democrat-controlled states, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said Friday. The Army Corps of Engineers projects in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Oregon, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware and Colorado are now “under review,” according to the Office of Management and Budget. … One project would restore aquatic habitat for salmon and steelhead trout in California.

Other federal water funding news:

• CNBC: Army Corps of Engineers pausing $11 billion in projects over shutdown, Trump budget chief says
• CBS News: Army Corps of Engineers pauses $11 billion in projects, including in 4 Democratic cities, budget chief says
• Politico: White House pauses new round of largely blue-state projects
• The Hill: Army Corps pausing $11B in projects in 4 Democratic cities
• John Fleck at Inkstain: Blog: Administration proposes budget cuts for Tribal clean water initiatives