By Sarah Gilman More than 400 miles of the Klamath River system that have been blocked for a century will open up for people and wildlife. Glen Canyon Dam began its life with an explosion. Congress authorized the dam’s construction on this day in 1956, and about … [Read more...]
SalmonAID News
Don’t trade away our salmon
In yet another battle in California’s water wars, politics is attempting to override science. This has proved disastrous for fisheries and water quality in the past. There is little reason to think it is a good idea now. This article was previously published by San Fransisco Chronicle: … [Read more...]
Feinstein, House Republicans Urge Obama to Rev Up Delta Pumps
By Dan Brekke California Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants President Obama to order an increase in water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farms and cities to the south. In a letter released Thursday, Feinstein expressed frustration that more water isn’t being pumped … [Read more...]
Killing cormorants to save salmon: 11,000 in crosshairs of controversial program
By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times staff reporter But conservationists and federal agency scientists state that killing the cormorants will have little to no effect in boosting salmon populations. EAST SAND ISLAND, COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY — Shots ring out — boom, boom, … [Read more...]
Critically Overdrafted Groundwater Basins – January 2016
Klamath Basin agreements die in Congress
By Will Houston, Eureka Times-Standard Unapproved by Congress by the end of the 2015, the three Klamath Basin agreements are dead in the water. While only one of the three agreements — the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement or KBRA — expired on … [Read more...]
Is the era of dam-building over? Backers of several major projects say it shouldn’t be.
By Bettina Boxall Contact Reporter This tranquil ranching valley lies 15 miles west of the Sacramento River. A one-lane bridge spans a dried-up creek at the valley entrance. But when Jeff Sutton stands there, he imagines water, lots of it. Never mind that talk of flooding the … [Read more...]
Salmon RIP?
By Alastair Bland Reckless water management might wipe out California's Chinook salmon — and the state's fishing industry along with it. Last winter and spring, thousands of adult Chinook salmon nosed upstream past Richmond, through the Carquinez Straits and into the … [Read more...]
Genetically Engineered Salmon Approved for Consumption
By ANDREW POLLACK Federal regulators on Thursday approved a genetically engineered salmon as fit for consumption, making it the first genetically altered animal to be cleared for American supermarkets and dinner tables. The approval by the Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...]
Big Trouble Looms For California Salmon — And For Fishermen
By: Alastair Bland The West Coast's historic drought has strained many Californians — from farmers who've watched their lands dry up, to rural residents forced to drink and cook with bottled water. Now, thanks to a blazing hot summer and unusually warm water, things are looking … [Read more...]