FEDS RELEASE NEW COLUMBIA BASIN SALMON RECOVERY STRATEGY Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 (PST)

Federal action agencies Thursday unveiled the "most comprehensive approach ever" to revive protected salmon and steelhead stocks that negotiate the Columbia/Snake river hydro system's dams and reservoirs. Read More...

AGENCIES OUTLINE SALMON RECOVERY COSTS PAST AND FUTURE Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 (PST)

Efforts to improve the lot of Columbia River salmon and steelhead have increased over the past six years, and so have the costs, according to an "overview" of federal agencies' newly developed proposal for assuring fish populations aren't jeopardized by the federal hydro system. Read More...

FALL CHINOOK RUN SLUGGISH BUT STILL TIME FOR AN UPTICK Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 (PST)

Bonneville Dam passage of upriver bright fall chinook salmon remains sluggish, as does tribal fishing, at a time when the run is normally at its peak. Read More...

FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES ALL FPC EMPLOYEE CLAIMS AGAINST BPA Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 (PST)

A federal judge this week dismissed claims by Fish Passage Center employees that their constitutional rights had been violated by the Bonneville Power Administration and its administrator during a process aimed at ending funding for the center. Read More...

GAO RECOMMENDS AGENCIES ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 (PST)

The General Accounting Office, in a report released Thursday, recommends that the secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior develop guidance incorporating agencies' best practices, which advises managers on how to address climate change effects on the resources they manage and gather the information needed to do so. Read More...