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April 19, 2018
Seattle Times: Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
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April 17, 2018 By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times environment reporter State Attorney General Bob Ferguson goes up against the tribes in the Supreme Court Wednesday, seeking to overturn multiple court rulings calling on the state to fix culverts that block…
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April 02, 2018
A Tale of Two Rivers - Portland, OR - Thursday, April 26 - 6-9 pm
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April 02, 2018
A Tale of Two Rivers - Olympia, WA - Wednesday, April 25 - 6-9 pm
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March 27, 2018
Loaves and Fishes: Walla Walla
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March 15, 2018
Loaves and Fishes: Moscow
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March 15, 2018
Loaves and Fishes: Spokane, the journey begins
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This past Sunday saw the first Loaves and Fishes gathering at Salem Lutheran Church in Spokane. The event consisted of lunch and conversation on treaty rights, salmon recovery, and reconciliation. Initial fears about a shortage of food were met with the…
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March 02, 2018
Seattle Times: State kills Atlantic salmon farming in Washington
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March 2, 2018 After a tough floor fight and fancy parliamentary footwork, the state Senate passed a bill phasing out Atlantic salmon net-pen farming in Washington. By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times environment reporter Atlantic salmon net-pen farming will be…
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February 16, 2018
Loaves and Fishes - Spokane - March 4, 2018
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February 04, 2018
The Tyee: Megadams Not Clean or Green, Says Expert
in Restoring the Lower Snake River
Forty years of research show hydro dams create environmental damage, says David Schindler. Politicians who describe dams as “clean energy projects” are talking “nonsense” and rejecting decades of science, says David Schindler, a leading water ecologist. But…
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January 30, 2018
Seattle Times: Fish farm caused Atlantic salmon spill near San Juans, then tried to hide how bad it was, state says
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By Lynda MapesJanuary 30, 2018 A Washington state investigation of the catastrophic net-pen collapse in August at Cooke Aquaculture’s Cypress Island fish farm finds the company at fault for a disaster that freed more than twice as many Atlantic salmon into…
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Jan 18, 2018 - Tale of Two Rivers Online Resources
Jan 12, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - at the Cracker Building in Spokane - Thursday, January 25
Dec 21, 2017 - 2017 Year in Review: Much done – much to be done
Dec 19, 2017 - A Tale of Two Rivers - at the Burke Museum in Seattle - Wednesday, January 24
Dec 17, 2017 - Seattle Times: Violations prompt Washington state to cancel Atlantic salmon farm lease at Port Angeles
Nov 29, 2017 - From the desk of Jacob Schmidt: Faith leaders meet with McMorris Rodgers office to oppose HR 3144
Nov 29, 2017 - 'It Takes Our Purpose': With No Salmon, Yurok Tribe Struggles With Identity
Nov 21, 2017 - Happy Thanksgiving from the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition!