Natural resources
Fifty years ago, the Lower Snake River dams were completed, transforming Lewiston into a seaport 300 miles from the Pacific coast. Since then, the benefits of the dams have been in tension with their impact on salmon and steelhead populations. The Biden administration's efforts to potentially breach the
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The White River Hydroelectric Project, located on the White River in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin, has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a subsequent license to continue operating and maintaining the project. The project, owned by Northern States Power Company, has a generating capacity
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The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have spent decades building long-term relationships with farmers, ranchers, and irrigation districts to restore salmon and steelhead habitat in Eastern Oregon. With funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation, the Tribes are implementing nine restoration
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Efforts to prevent the extinction of fish populations in Lake Superior are escalating as the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) prepares to dredge the Grand Traverse Harbor for the third time since 2019. The move is aimed at saving Buffalo Reef, a critical spawning habitat for
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The red snapper population in the Gulf of Mexico is growing, with researchers from the University of South Alabama's Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences reporting the highest value of red snapper since their survey began in 2011. According to the annual fish survey, numbers of red
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The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) has submitted a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the environmental assessment (EA) for the Tower and Kleber Hydroelectric Project. The GTB expresses concerns that the EA fails to adequately address several critical issues, including tribal
Fishes
Protecting fish and fish habitats is critical to sustaining and supporting Canada's precious marine species. In a recent case, area resident David Tingley was found guilty of failing to correct work that he had done illegally on his property, affecting fish and fish habitat on the Trent River.
Natural resources
Federal grizzly bear managers plan to cut back on monitoring efforts in the mountains of North Idaho and northeast Washington, leaving a gap in long-term tracking of the threatened bears. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's biologist, Wayne Kasworm, has stated that his office lacks sufficient funds
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a preliminary determination of inconsistency with the recommendations of the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) for the proposed relicensing of the Tower and Kleber Hydroelectric Project No. 10615. On July 8, 2024, Interior filed recommendations pursuant to section 10(j)
Natural resources
Boyne USA, Inc. has submitted a response to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' (LTBB) consultation request for the re-licensing of the Boyne River Hydroelectric Project. The response addresses concerns raised by LTBB regarding environmental and dam safety issues, as well as public access and streambank stability.
Natural resources
A recent study conducted by researchers from West Virginia University has found that Florida bass (*Micropterus salmoides*) is not present in the state's largemouth bass (*Micropterus nigricans*) population. The study, which was funded by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the USDA National Institute of Food And
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The Puyallup Tribe of Indians has filed a motion to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proceedings for the proposed Energy Production from Deep Ocean Pressure Project, citing concerns over the impact on the tribe's fishing rights and the environment. The project, located in Commencement Bay,
