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The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway.

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The fish they send to the Pacific Ocean have allowed restaurants and grocery seafood counters to offer “wild-caught” Chinook salmon even as the fish became endangered. Many species of salmon are at or near their lowest numbers on record. Instead, officials ushered in endangered species restrictions. They haven’t.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. A draft of IPBES’ thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control is open for review. Executive Branch.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

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Both Senators voted for a procedural motion to advance consideration of the bill but have expressed concerns about the total price tag. Stabenow’s “Growing Climate Solutions Act,” S. This division s responsible for criminal and civil cases to enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.

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ESA Policy News: September 13, 2021

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Both Senators voted for a procedural motion to advance consideration of the bill, but they have expressed concerns about the total price tag. Gonzalez is a forest ecologist who is adjunct faculty at the University of California, Berkeley and the leading climate scientist for the National Park Service. The New York Times.

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