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As the salmon fishing closure continues on California’s ocean waters and rivers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced yesterday that it has completed the release of approximately 23 million juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon...
by Dan Bacher
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on Thu Aug 24, 2023 at 02:14 PM PDT
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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Chair of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, will lead a livestreamed forum at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, August 18 titled “Examining the Impact of the Klamath Dams on Tribes,...
by Dan Bacher
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on Mon Aug 17, 2020 at 06:07 PM PDT
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ANCHORAGE— On July 23, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Pebble Mine, a massive gold and copper mine and toxic waste dump proposed for the headwaters of the largest sockeye salmon run on...
by Dan Bacher
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on Sat Jul 25, 2020 at 01:56 PM PDT
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Wet'suwet'en Nation Smithers, BC, CA — UNIST’OT’EN: Transport Canada approved restricted airspace during the invasion of Unist'ot'en camp today, 2-10-20, insisting that they stop using drones to monitor or film the raid. It's likely Unist'ot'en drones...
by e2247
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on Mon Feb 10, 2020 at 02:54 PM PST
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March is Women's History Month Today is World Math Day National Banana Cream Pie Day National Old Stuff Day National Read Across America Day
by Tara Thralls
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on Wed Mar 02, 2016 at 11:56 PM PST
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by pmustain
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on Fri Aug 07, 2015 at 06:55 AM PDT
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In a victory for fishing groups, Indian Tribes and environmental organizations, SB 788, a bill to ban new offshore oil drilling in a nearby "marine protected area" in the Santa Barbara Channel known ...
by Dan Bacher
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on Wed Jun 03, 2015 at 05:58 PM PDT
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Governor Jerry Brown has claimed in his current special interest-funded ad campaign that Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion State Water Bond, has nearly "nearly unanimous" support for public funding ...
by Dan Bacher
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on Mon Oct 13, 2014 at 12:27 PM PDT
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Even though many of us have Disaster Fatigue, for scores of hundreds of local Gulf Residents, this BP Crisis is very much their recurring daily Nightmare.
by jamess
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on Sun Sep 12, 2010 at 10:09 AM PDT
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Gulf Coast Communities Investigate Oily Sea Mist
by Debbie Elliott, NPR -- September 3, 2010
Orange ...
by jamess
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on Sat Sep 04, 2010 at 03:03 PM PDT
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Gallery: Signs of trouble
Oil spill victims find an outlet for anger about the crisis and resentment toward BP.
by jamess
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on Tue Jul 20, 2010 at 06:24 PM PDT
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Ed Schultz was stunned by the recent about face of BP --
First they promise to make everyone whole --
Now they are saying hold on, there a minute partner --
by jamess
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on Mon Jul 12, 2010 at 06:39 PM PDT
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In the wake of the BP disaster, we've heard powerful stories from fishermen whose livelihoods may have been destroyed for decades or longer. However long it takes for the Gulf's fish, oyster and ...
by PaulLoeb
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on Sun Jun 27, 2010 at 02:49 PM PDT
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Rachel and Keith might have their own take on Obama's speech but some people, like me, thought it did what he said it was going to do.
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by cherbear
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on Thu Jun 17, 2010 at 03:50 PM PDT
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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Oil has hit shore in Louisiana, and despite BP's best efforts to keep the media away, reporters can now touch the greasy stuff with ...
by The Media Consortium
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on Fri May 21, 2010 at 08:30 AM PDT
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by Mark Sumner
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on Tue May 02, 2006 at 12:21 PM PDT
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by gjohnsit
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on Sat Apr 08, 2006 at 05:04 PM PDT
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