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<title>Youth Summit to Focus on Native Americans in Foster Care</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Youth Summit to Focus on Native Americans in Foster Care GRANDE RONDE, Ore. - A "Bill of Rights" for Oregon youths in foster care is on a path to becoming state law, and this summer, some of the young people who advocated for it are celebrating their success and looking ahead.

The first in a series of foster youth summits takes place Thursday in Grande Ronde. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/33049-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Children's Issues</category>
<category>Education</category>
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<title>Klamath Salmon Caught in Legal Crossfire, Again</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Klamath Salmon Caught in Legal Crossfire, Again KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. &#8211; Two Oregon conservation groups say they intend to sue the U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation for mismanaging water in the Klamath Basin. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31734-2">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Environment</category>
<category>Environmental Justice</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Rural/Farming</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
<category>Water</category>
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<title>4th Anniversary for Newest Oregon Wilderness</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[4th Anniversary for Newest Oregon Wilderness BEND, Ore. &#8211; This weekend marks the fourth anniversary of the creation of Oregon's newest wilderness areas. They include the Badlands near Bend, and Spring Basin near the John Day River in north central Oregon. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31568-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
<category>Cultural Resources</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Public Lands/Wilderness</category>
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<title>A New Approach for Saving NW Salmon?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A New Approach for Saving NW Salmon? PORTLAND, Ore. - The federal agency in charge of making plans for salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest is reaching out to a couple hundred people, businesses and associations, in what could signal a more collaborative approach to saving the endangered fish.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has named two neutral, university-based groups to interview and assess all sides' views in the salmon debate. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29819-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Oceans</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
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<title>Will ODFW Tell Gill-netters to Change Their Ways?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Will ODFW Tell Gill-netters to Change Their Ways? PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon and Washington fish and wildlife officials meet Thursday to consider a plan to limit gill-net fishing on the lower Columbia River. It's been a controversial topic for years, but Gov. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28917-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
<category>Water</category>
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<title>Gov. Kitzhaber On Board for New Salmon-Saving Approach
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gov. Kitzhaber On Board for New Salmon-Saving Approach
 SALEM, Ore. - Gov. John Kitzhaber is voicing his official agreement with what conservation and business groups have been saying for years - that a whole new approach is needed to save endangered salmon and steelhead. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28468-2">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Energy Policy</category>
<category>Environment</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
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<title>OR Groups Wait Out Stalemate on Violence Against Women Act</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[OR Groups Wait Out Stalemate on Violence Against Women Act PORTLAND, Ore. - In Oregon, groups that provide services to domestic-violence victims say their plans and budgets are on hold, as long as the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is stalled in Congress. VAWA is the source of more than $1.6 million in federal funding to Oregon, and its reauthorization is part of the pre-election political battle.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/26728-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Criminal Justice</category>
<category>Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault</category>
<category>Family/Father Issues</category>
<category>Immigrant Issues</category>
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<title>Report: In Environment, Biggest Groups Get Biggest Bucks</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Report: In Environment, Biggest Groups Get Biggest Bucks PORTLAND, Ore. - The biggest national environmental groups get the most charitable dollars, while important conservation projects taken on by smaller groups often are overlooked. This finding is one of several in <a href="http://www.ncrp.org/paib/environment-climate-philanthropy" target="parent">a new report</a> from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP).
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25034-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Environment</category>
<category>Environmental Justice</category>
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<title>Report: Low Marks for OR Lawmakers on Racial Equity</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Report: Low Marks for OR Lawmakers on Racial Equity SALEM, Ore. - As a group, Oregon lawmakers have not done much to ensure that non-white Oregonians have anything close to the same chances for success as white Oregonians. That's the finding of <a href="http://www.westernstatescenter.org" target="parent">a new report</a> that gives the state Senate a grade of "C" - and the House a "D" - based on their votes last session on bills that could have improved the financial security, health or educational opportunities for people of color. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24236-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Census</category>
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<title>Salmon Groups: Let&#8217;s Try Something Totally Different </title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Salmon Groups: Let&#8217;s Try Something Totally Different  SALEM, Ore. - An offer to try something new and different is on the table for restoring endangered salmon.

The state and salmon-recovery interests want a settlement judge appointed, believing such a move could improve discussions. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23388-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Animal Welfare</category>
<category>Consumer Issues</category>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
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<title>A NW River Renaissance? Condit Dam Removal Begins in WA</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A NW River Renaissance? Condit Dam Removal Begins in WA WHITE SALMON, Wash. - This fall marks a river renaissance for the Northwest, according to advocates for native salmon and outdoor recreation.

A hole is being blasted into the base of southern Washington's Condit Dam today, and  Northwestern Lake - the reservoir behind it - is expected to drain in just six hours. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22921-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Energy Policy</category>
<category>Environment</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
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<title>NW Businesses to Obama: More Salmon = More Jobs</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[NW Businesses to Obama: More Salmon = More Jobs PORTLAND, Ore. - Last week, a federal judge sent the federal government back to the drawing board to come up with a more specific and more effective plan for saving endangered Pacific Northwest salmon. This week, more than 1,100 businesses have signed a letter to President Obama stressing the economic reasons that a better plan is needed.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/21628-2">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Energy Policy</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
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<title>Final Chapter in NW Salmon Showdown?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Final Chapter in NW Salmon Showdown? PORTLAND, Ore. - Today in a Portland courtroom, final arguments are being presented in a case that could determine the future of salmon in the Northwest. On one side: the federal agencies that operate the hydropower system and those responsible for making sure endangered salmon species don't go extinct. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19947-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<category>Environmental Justice</category>
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<title>OR Lawmakers Get Some Heartfelt Advice</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[OR Lawmakers Get Some Heartfelt Advice SALEM, Ore. - More than 100 people from around the state converge on the State Capitol today to hand out valentines - and advice on helping Oregon families pull out of the recession. <em>Oregon Thrives</em> is a coalition made up of 10 groups working together for more stable families and communities. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18233-2">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Citizenship/Representative Democracy</category>
<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
<category>Livable Wages/Working Families</category>
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<title>Northwest Tribes Honored for Good Government</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Northwest Tribes Honored for Good Government UMATILLA, Ore. - State governments and tribal governments have a lot in common. Both have people who need jobs and services, and fewer dollars to provide them. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/17905-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Budget Policy &amp; Priorities</category>
<category>Citizenship/Representative Democracy</category>
<category>Livable Wages/Working Families</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
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<title>OR Nez Perce Lands Featured in National Geographic</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[OR Nez Perce Lands Featured in National Geographic JOSEPH, Ore. - The August issue of National Geographic magazine features northeastern Oregon as part of an article on native lands being restored by the tribes that own them. In Wallowa County, the Precious Lands consist of more than 16,000 acres given back to the Nez Perce by the U.S. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/15298-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
<category>Cultural Resources</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
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<title>In OR&#8217;s Sea of Foreclosures, Home Ownership Success</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In OR&#8217;s Sea of Foreclosures, Home Ownership Success PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon has the third-fastest foreclosure rate in the country, and nonprofit housing assistance groups say the key to slowing it is to help families pick loans and houses that realistically fit their budgets. Some of their efforts are culturally-specific, such as this weekend's Native American Housing to Home Ownership Fair in Portland. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/15193-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Consumer Issues</category>
<category>Housing/Homelessness</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
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<title>Feds' Last Shot at N.W. Salmon Recovery Plan?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Feds' Last Shot at N.W. Salmon Recovery Plan? PORTLAND, Ore. - A federal judge has given the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service until today to remand the updates it has made to its federal salmon management plan for the Columbia-Snake River Basin. Judge James Redden isn't convinced the changes are sufficient or legal and wants to see more work on the plan. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/12753-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Energy Policy</category>
<category>Environmental Justice</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Oceans</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
<category>Water</category>
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<title>The Klamath Basin Agreements: Who's Not at the Table?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Klamath Basin Agreements: Who's Not at the Table? SALEM, Ore. - Oregon rolls out the red carpet today for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as part of the signing ceremony for the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA) and Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA). However, not everyone with a stake in salmon recovery is celebrating. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/12748-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Environmental Justice</category>
<category>Native American Issues</category>
<category>Public Lands/Wilderness</category>
<category>Salmon Recovery</category>
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<title>&#8216;Historic Step&#8217; for Klamath Basin, Dams</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Historic Step&#8217; for Klamath Basin, Dams SALEM, Ore. - Two historic agreements will be signed on Thursday in Salem. They are expected to end years of legal squabbles over water rights and river health in the Klamath Basin of Southern Oregon and Northern California, and also will step up plans to remove four dams on the Klamath River.
...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/12721-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<category>Community Issues and Volunteering</category>
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<category>Native American Issues</category>
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<title>Hearings Begin in OR for New Gas Pipeline</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hearings Begin in OR for New Gas Pipeline LAKEVIEW, Ore. &#8211;  Hearings are scheduled in Oregon this week about a 670-mile natural gas pipeline proposed to run from Wyoming to southern Oregon. El Paso Corp., owner of the largest gas pipeline system in North America, wants to build the Ruby Pipeline to connect at Malin with a major north-south line. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/9772-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<category>Endangered Species &amp; Wildlife</category>
<category>Energy Policy</category>
<category>Environment</category>
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<title>Report: Skin Color Determines Healthcare Access in OR</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Report: Skin Color Determines Healthcare Access in OR PORTLAND, Ore. - If you are an African-American, Native American or Latino in Oregon, you are more likely to go without health insurance &#8211; and are even more likely to die, years sooner &#8211; than white Oregonians. Non-whites are a growing voice for more fairness in health care. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/9745-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Is the &#8220;New&#8221; BiOp&#8230; Really New?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Is the &#8220;New&#8221; BiOp&#8230; Really New? Portland, OR &#8211; The debate on how to save Pacific Northwest salmon continues today as a new federal salmon management plan, known as a "Biological Opinion," comes out for another round of scrutiny by a federal judge. Critics are already predicting it still won't do enough to save the endangered fish. 

Dan Ritzman, Northwest regional director of the <em>Sierra Club</em>, says conservation groups don't expect anything new from the revised "BiOp," and they hope the judge will order an independent scientific review of it. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/5047-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>Salmon Swim Upstream in New River &#8211; of Cash</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Salmon Swim Upstream in New River &#8211; of Cash Portland, OR &#8211; The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is offering Native American tribes a windfall, but at what cost to the salmon population? BPA says it will give the tribes almost $1 billion, paid out over 10 years, if they will stop challenging the federal salmon management plan, known as a "Biological Opinion."

It means the tribes will have to back down on some of their long-held views about saving the endangered fish, in order to publicly support the federal plan. Three tribes reportedly are accepting the deal. Bill Shake, a former U.S. ...<a href="http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/4810-1">(Read More)</a>]]></description>
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<title>New Federal Salmon Plan&#8212;No Better than the Last?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Federal Salmon Plan&#8212;No Better than the Last? Eugene, OR &#8211; The newest federal salmon recovery plan has been released, and salmon advocates say the future is no brighter for the Pacific Northwest's native fish, or the the communities, fishermen and businesses that rely on them. Conservationists, fishermen and community leaders are calling on Congress to step in and help. They say the new plan isn't much different than the previous plan a federal judge already found illegal for not doing enough to restore salmon populations under the federal "Endangered Species Act." 

Glen Spain, of the <em>Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations<em>, says the plan is still not based on sound science or economics.
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