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Article: A fighting chance for salmon. (In Brief)
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 1994
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In 1991, only four sockeye salmon returned to their native waters in Idaho to spawn. In 1992, only one made it back. That solitary and no doubt exhausted salmon might be happy to learn about a major court victory that he and his brethren have just won. A judge in Portland, Oregon, has ruled that the federal government's operation of hydroelectric dams on Idaho's Snake River violates the Endangered Species Act. Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus and his state government allies hailed the decision as similar to the early spotted owl cases that overturned the federal government's timber practices, and plan to use Judge Malcolm Marsh's decision to win future courtroom victories ...
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Article: Snake River Dam Removal Is Deferred; Administration ...
The Washington Post;
July 20, 2000 ;
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... ... yesterday it has decided to delay removal of four dams on the Snake River in the Pacific Northwest, angering activists who want to ... quite rapidly to breach the dams," said Carl Pope of the Sierra Club, which is fighting to save the salmon. "As long as you ...
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