Mining Dams Grow to Colossal Heights, and So Do the Risks
From Chile to Australia to the U.S., the quest for economies of scale has prompted mining companies to dig larger and deeper pits, creating record …
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False Albacore IS Bait
If you like to fish for false albacore then you need to read this important call to action from John McMurray.
Could This Be The World’s Biggest Dam Removal Project?
With recent news that the Klamath River restoration project is back on track, you may be wondering: is this the world’s biggest dam removal project? …
Forage fish off West Coast get new protection from commercial fishing
A federal rule published Monday prohibits West Coast commercial fishermen from targeting eight types of forage fish that help support the broader maritime food chain. …
CA, OR Governors to Make ‘Major Announcement’ on Klamath
Just months after dam removal efforts on the Klamath River seemed to suffer a catastrophic setback, California Gov. Jerry Brown, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and …
Phil North, the ‘Ecologist Who Came in from the Cold’
In a wacky, only-in-Washington drama, the Pebble Partnership charged a retired low-level U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ecologist with masterminding the demise of its Pebble Mine. …
Stanford researchers show fracking’s impact to drinking water sources
A study by Stanford scientists finds for the first time that fracking near Pavillion, Wyoming has had clear impact to underground sources of drinking water. …
Worries linger over rotenone to be used in Gila trout reintroduction
The New Mexico Game and Fish Department wants to use rotenone to help re-establish the native Gila trout population in waterways in the Gila National …
Eel River – From Headwaters to the Sea
CalTrout is taking a watershed-wide approach to restoring one of the most prolific fisheries in California – the Eel.
Why Minnesota Can’t Afford Mining Near the Boundary Waters
The Boundary Waters is facing a dire threat from proposed sulfide-ore mining within its watershed, less than a mile from the wilderness edge. This type …