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Steamroll on Columbia
Idaho senator axes funding for agency that studies endangered salmon |
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30 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Steamroll on Columbia Idaho senator axes funding for agency that studies endangered salmon Well, that's one way to deal with scientific findings you don't like! Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has wiped out funding for the Fish Passage Center, a 12-person, $1.3 million agency widely respected by salmon-conservation experts. The center has documented shrinking fish numbers in the Columbia River system, and last s ... |
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| Topics: Columbia River, fishing, Idaho, news, politics (all these topics) |
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