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...]
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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...]
Conservationist Zeke Grader, advocate for fish, dies
By Steve Rubenstein Zeke Grader, a lifelong conservationist who loved wild fish, wild rivers and the good fight necessary to protect them, has died. He was 68. “You would probably not be eating a wild California salmon today if it were not for Zeke,” said his friend Tim Sloane, the … [Read more...]
My 417 mile walk down the ‘endangered’ river
By John D. Sutter - CNN Opinions I spent three weeks trying to kayak (and walk) down the “most endangered” river in America, California’s San Joaquin; I quickly learned why no one does that On and sometimes in the San Joaquin River (CNN) — Halfway through my three-week, 417-mile … [Read more...]