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Environmental

Jul. 23, 2010

Striped Bass Suit Clears Hurdle

A Fresno federal judge ruled that a lawsuit alleging state protections for a popular sport fish are harming endangered salmon populations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is not clear enough to resolve at the summary judgment stage.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a lawsuit alleging that state protections for a popular sport fish are harming endangered salmon populations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a Fresno federal judge ruled Wednesday that the matter was not clear enough to resolve at the summary judgment stage, allowing arguments to continue in the case.

The Coalition for a Sustainable Delta, made up of Central Valley agricultural...

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