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  • Columbia Basin (Political) Science

    Columbia Basin (Political) Science

    Some fisheries scientists and environmentalists say the Bonneville Power Administration has had an unhealthy influence on salmon research in the Northwest.

    by Steve Hawley , Apr 13, 2009

  • Fisheries agency rewards a loyal bureaucrat

    Environmentalists and some of his own biologists say James Lecky sold out the endangered fish he was charged with protecting, but NOAA Fisheries has just given him a promotion

    by Lissa James, Dec 20, 2004

  • Follow-up

    Army Corps of Engineers will have to release water from Columbia and Snake river dams to help salmon; Montana mining ban is not a property "taking"; kinks in plan to drill for natural gas at Colorado nuclear site.

    by Laura Paskus, Jun 27, 2005
  • The education of Dr. Jane Lubchenco

    The education of Dr. Jane Lubchenco

    The author reviews the career of outgoing NOAA director Jane Lubchenco and sees a glimmer of hope for salmon, thanks to a new stakeholder process. Subscribers only

    by Paul VanDevelder, Feb 26, 2013

  • The wild, wild weather

    Whatever the cause, the weather in the West this last year has been wild and wacky

    by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Jun 26, 2006

  • Follow-up

    President Bush’s budget will cut money for EPA and NOAA, give money for logging; Bush’s budget counts on drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and pushes coalbed methane; Modern Pit Facility decision delayed by nuclear agency; and Department of Hea

    by Laura Paskus, Feb 16, 2004

  • Fish farms take to the high seas

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Department is plotting a massive expansion of the U.S. fish-farming industry – but concerns are high among Indian tribes, health advocates and environmentalists

    by Rebecca Clarren, Apr 26, 2004

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