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Summer steelhead making their way into the Clearwater River 27 Jul 2011

Seattle Times Here is an Idaho summer steelhead story by of the Lewiston Morning Tribune: Good old reliable steelhead are already making their way back to Idaho and a few anglers have started to fish the Clearwater River for the sea-run trout. They can expect an overall return that is pretty similar to steelhead...

Judge rejects salmon protection plan as too vague 02 Aug 2011

Seattle Times A federal judge in Oregon ruled Tuesday the Obama administration's attempt to make federal hydroelectric dams in the Northwest safer for protected salmon violates the Endangered Species Act. In a sternly worded ruling, U.S. District Judge James Redden in Portland wrote that the plan, known as a...

Judge's ruling on northwest dams could mean higher electricity prices 03 Aug 2011

The Examiner McMorris Rodgers opposes ruling on Northwest dams. The battle of man versus fish continues. On Tuesday, Federal Judge James Redden ruled the Obama administration’s attempt to make federal hydroelectric dams in the Northwest safer for protected salmon violates the Endangered Species Act....

Extensive tabular zones at Telephone Dam 05 Aug 2011

Mining Weekly Perth mining company Trafford Resources reports that it has received the most recent results from its drilling programme at the Telephone Dam project, at Wilcherry Hill, in South Australia, confirming extensive tabular zones of commercial-grade lead, zinc and silver, over a 1 500 m strike length,...

Removing Barriers to Salmon Migration 30 Jul 2011

Herald Tribune OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Beginning late this summer, one of the most promising and pure acts of environmental restoration the region and the nation have ever seen will get under way here, experts say, in the form of the largest dam removal project in American history. Enlarge | Buy...

Lawmakers OK system for Massachusetts dam improvements 29 Jul 2011

Boston Herald The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill aimed at improving the safety and maintenance of dams across the state. The bill calls for emergency action plans to be drafted in case a dam fails, and requires dams to be inspected regularly. + Return to full article + Post a comment Comments (1) Sort:...

Removal of Dams Expected to Replenish Salmon Population 29 Jul 2011

Herald Tribune OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Beginning late this summer, one of the most promising and pure acts of environmental restoration the region and the nation have ever seen will get under way here, experts say, in the form of the largest dam removal project in American history: the demolition of...

Heavy rains cause Mississippi River rise in Illinois, Iowa 29 Jul 2011

Yahoo Daily News CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rains in the Mississippi River town of Dubuque, Iowa earlier this week will cause the river to go above flood stage as the water moves south, a federal official said on Friday. "The crest is working its way down the river," said Ron Fournier, a spokesman for the U.S....

Breaking news: Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to All My Children 04 Aug 2011

The Examiner Before Sarah Michelle Gellar played a vampire slayer named Buffy, she was playing Kendall Hart, the long lost daughter of Pine Valley's most famous resident, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) on ABC soap All My Children, which airs weekdays on Riverside's KABC channel 7. In fact, Gellar originated the...