U.S. Rules Out Dam Removal to Aid Salmon
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The Bush administration will not remove federal dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to protect 11 endangered species of salmon and steelhead, even as a last resort.
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By Allen Thomas, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 12--Fall chinook salmon anglers in the lower Columbia River will have to wait until Wednesday to learn how many more days their season will last.
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By Rachana Rathi, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 16--The state Department of Environmental Protection says it has a way to help local fishermen catch more large trout. The fishermen say no thanks.
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Science, not politics, for King William Reservoir  The decision by the State Water Control Board in Richmond to deny Newport News a permit extension for its proposed King William Reservoir (news, Sept.
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The tides of Atlantic salmon that flooded many European and North American rivers last year may signal efforts to restore the fish are working, activists say.
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In a win for environmentalists, the   U.S. Interior Department says it is willing to withdraw   sensitive wetlands from a large area in Alaska's western Arctic   region that it wanted to open next week to oil and natural gas   drilling.
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The Bush administration yesterday finalized a plan that seeks to protect Columbia River Basin salmon without resorting to removing any dams - even as a last-ditch option.
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By AP  LEWISTON, Idaho   Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game plan to partially drain and then poison Deer Creek Reservoir next month because of a nonnative fish that threatens the trout fishery.
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The Bush administration Tuesday proposed large cuts in federally designated areas in the Northwest and California meant to aid the recovery of threatened or endangered salmon. Protection would focus instead on rivers where the fish now thrive.
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The number of chinook salmon returning to California's Central Valley has reached a near-record low, pointing to an "unprecedented collapse" that could lead to severe restrictions on West Coast salmon fishing this year, according to federal fishery regulators.
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GRANTS PASS -- A petition from environmentalists to put four species of lamprey -- jawless fish resembling eels that swim with salmon -- under protection of the Endangered Species Act has been rejected again by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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By Justin Miller, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 7--September 7, 2006 - Salmon anglers looking to haul in bright, fresh fish might want to think about heading to the Sacramento River.
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By Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times  Sep. 14--Less than a week ago, everyone was worried about the coho salmon  runs being a no-show in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.   My, how so much has changed in such a short time.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 14--Changes in operations at the Post Falls dam could be delayed for a year, according to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A federal judge issued a   preliminary ruling on Thursday that temporarily blocks the U.S.   administration's plan to allow oil development in the sensitive   wetlands near vast Teshekpuk Lake in Arctic Alaska.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 4--Here's a dumb idea: The U.S. Department of the Interior has told its U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees in northeastern North Carolina not to respond to public inquiries about the effects of a proposed Navy practice landing field there.
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By Associated Press  GRACE, Idaho -- An aging, out-of-service dam on the Bear River in southeastern Idaho is expected to be demolished by today, a move environmentalists say will improve the habitat for dwindling numbers of Bonneville cutthroat trout.