1. Government Rejects Removal of Dams To Protect Salmon.
- Author
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Barringer, Felicity
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SALMON , *STEELHEAD trout , *ENDANGERED species , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *NATURE conservation , *AQUATIC resources , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *NATIVE Americans , *ENVIRONMENTALISTS , *U.S. states , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Reports that the Bush administration has ruled out the possibility of removing federal dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to protect the 11 endangered species of salmon and steelhead. Opinion which came from the fisheries division of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration which declared that the eight large dams on the lower stretch of the two rivers were an immutable part of the salmon's environment; Suggestion of other protection options; How the decision differs from the policies of Bill Clinton's administration; Angry reaction from environmentalists and Native Americans.
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- 2004