Columbia Basin plan backed by NOAA on salmon recovery
NOAA Fisheries releases a plan to operate Columbia and Snake River dams with six billion dollars over ten years to restore salmon habitat while avoiding jeopardy to listed species. The plan, submitted to the U.S. District Court in Portland, shifts focus from dam removal to habitat restoration and dam operation upgrades. Environmentalists and tribes criticize the approach, while some farmers and shippers favor preserving power, navigation, and water uses.
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Noaa Fisheries
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U.S. District Court
Portland
Tedoval Apene
Calumbia
Colombia
Shake
Snake River
Columbia
Snake Rivers
U.S
James Redden
Tts
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Bob Lohn
Lohn
Bush
White House
FDA panel approves initial child stimulant trial
An FDA ethics panel backed a NIH sponsored study using dextroamphetamine in healthy children up to age 18 to probe ADHD brain responses and aid diagnosis. Critics warn about risks and exploitation of poor families while supporters cite safety history and potential diagnostic gains.
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Speiber
Sulromanlee
Dogo
Jed Iy de Dudith L. Rapoport
Rapaport
Rapsport Sain
Vera Hassner Sharay
Alliance For Human Research Protection
Milstein
MDA
Hudthaind Hien Services
Tommy Thompson
Laurence Greenhill
New York
Greenhill
Farmers curb hunting to protest mad-cow crisis
Western Canadian farmers in Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan post No American hunters allowed signs amid anger over U S agr icultural policy and BSE scare. The protest prompts threats to bar hunters from deer duck and geese hunts as some farmers defend livelihoods while others warn of tourism damage. Contested actions split communities with mixed views on economic impact and policy.
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Alberta
Canada
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
United States
U.S
Gerry Duckworth
Moose Jaw
Duckworth
Rick Paskal
Jean-Claude Trem Dlay
Tremblay
Michael Burgess
Lemon incineration sparks U S security scrutiny over lemon case
After an anonymous email claimed lemons were a biological threat, a New Jersey bound ship carrying 1 million Argentine lemons was halted by the Coast Guard for a week. Tests on the five containers were negative. the lemons were destroyed prior to docking. Argentine exporters, including Ricardo Martin, complain of losses and poor communication, while U S officials and the shipping industry debate the response.
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Coast Guard
Argentina
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