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Congress Urged to Act as Bush Administration Again Fails Pacific Northwest Salmon

November 2, 2007 – 4:42 am

Feds abandon only real salmon recovery strategy in new Columbia Snake plan
October 31, 2007
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Dam on Columbia River, Washington
Photo by US Army Corps of Engineers
Seattle, WA — Today the federal government released its latest plan for operating the dams and locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers in ways supposedly compliant with Endangered Species Act [...]

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In The News

September 27, 2007 – 4:23 am

Source:
Duke University

Date:
September 27, 2007

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Fish, Wild Animals, Nature, Ecology Research, Earth Science, Water

California Salmon Could Be Harmed By More Dams

Science Daily — Spring-run Chinook salmon and other fish in the rivers of California’s Central Valley could be harmed by more water-storage dams, according to researchers at Duke University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Spring-run [...]

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Earthjustice Beats Back Cheney Klamath Interference

July 12, 2007 – 5:39 am

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Washington Post series implicates the Vice President in undoing roadless protections as well
July 3, 2007

Vice President Dick Cheney

Photo: White House

Seattle, WA — The Washington Post reported last Wednesday that Vice President Dick Cheney pressured federal officials to divert more water to Klamath Basin farmers in 2002. This came on the heels of a 2001 [...]

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