Environmental
Dec. 9, 2015
Environmentalists, fishermen hope to force government to better protect imperiled salmon
With salmon decimated for the second consecutive year in a row in the Sacramento River, groups sue to change how dams are operated.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Fearing some salmon runs plying the Sacramento San Joaquin River delta could soon go extinct, environmental groups and fishermen are increasing the legal pressure on government agencies that operate the state's vast water delivery system in hopes they will do more to protect fish.
The latest blow to salmon came in October when government officials released preliminary data showing nearly all wi...
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