Groups sue feds over Willamette River salmon and steelhead

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Three environmental groups followed through on a threat to sue the federal government over the decline in wild salmon and steelhead in the Upper Willamette watershed.

The Native Fish Society, Northwest Environmental Defense Center and Wildearth Guardians say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Marine Fisheries Service have failed to take required steps to improve conditions for the threatened fish.

LINK (via: Statesman Journal)

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