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Judge orders Bush to reconsider salmon plan
Friday, May 27, 2005
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Bush administration to reconsider the effect four dams have on dwindling runs of salmon in the Columbia River.
In a suit brought by environmental groups, U.S. District Judge James Redden said the administration failed to take into account the impact of the dams. The Bush plan, issued last December, said removal of the dams was not an option.
Tribes and environmentalists blame the dams for hurting the fish and want them removed.
Redden's decision noted that tribes are entitled to "up to 50% of the harvestable surplus of fish that pass through the tribes' usual and accustomed fishing grounds."
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Judge says Bush salmon plan ignores impact of dams (The Seattle Times 5/27)
Government Shirked Its Duty to Wild Fish, a Judge Rules (The New York Times 5/27)
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U.S. judge throws out Columbia dams plan
(AP 5/27)
Relevant Documents:
Judge's Decision |
Earthjustice Press Release
Bush Adminstration Salmon Plan Documents:
Biological
Opinion |
Final
Updated Proposed Action |
Letter
to the Region
Relevant Links:
Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission -
http://www.critfc.orgNOAA Fisheries -
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov
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