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  • Anglers can be advocates for endangered fish

    Anglers can be advocates for endangered fish

    An early encounter with the wily bull trout teaches an angler lifelong respect for this rare fish, and for the Endangered Species Act that helps keep it alive.

    by Ben Long, May 30, 2012
  • A fish tale in the land of Oz

    A fish tale in the land of Oz

    If federal Judge James Redden does the right thing, the Pacific Northwest’s salmon may finally get the cold, free-flowing water they need to survive.

    by Paul VanDevelder, Mar 03, 2011

  • Dams will stand, salmon be damned

    The Bush administration’s new salmon plan treats dams as a natural part of the landscape, and sees a recovery plan as more important than actual species recovery

    by Rebecca Clarren, Oct 11, 2004

  • Troubled — and shallow — waters on the West's largest river

    The Columbia River Basin's serious drought means a hard choice between fish and hydropower

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Apr 18, 2005

  • A Climate Change Solution?

    Pete McGrail believes the volcanic basalt that underlies the Columbia River Basin may hold a cure for global warming: carbon sequestration.

    by Valerie Brown, Sep 03, 2007

  • Follow-up

    "Socially responsible" investors counsel caution in coalbed methane development; Western Watersheds Project goes after Wyoming rancher Frank Robbins; Fish & Wildlife to protect habitat for threatened bull trout; and environmentalist’s truck hit by arson i

    by Matt Jenkins, Oct 27, 2003

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