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Plaintiffs in long fight over endangered salmon hope a resolution is near

Plaintiffs in long fight over endangered salmon hope a resolution is near

The Biden administration is in talks with tribes, environmental groups and others fighting for dams to be removed from the lower Snake River in the Pacific Northwest.
Northwest’s salmon population may be running out of time
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Northwest’s salmon population may be running out of time

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are “on the brink of extinction.” Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.
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How long before these salmon are gone? 'Maybe 20 years'
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How long before these salmon are gone? 'Maybe 20 years'

Warming waters and a series of dams are making the grueling migration of the Chinook salmon even more deadly — and threatening dozens of other species.
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