In May, the U.S. District Court in Portland OR issued its long-awaited ruling on the federal government's Columbia/Snake River Salmon Plan. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon blasted the 2014 biological opinion issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as inadequate. He not only ordered the agency as well as its partners, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, to start over, but also said the new effort must follow the National Environmental Policy Act and suggested it should consider breaching one or more of the Snake River dams as a viable alternative to saving the iconic fish.
On this episode of Locus Focus Dan Cherry, Communications Director for the Northwest Sportishing Industry Association, will tell us why this is good news for salmon and the health of the Columbia River system.
Dan Cherry is the Communications Director for the Northwest Sportishing Industry Association. Dan is a lifelong fishermen and is passionate about issues affecting fish health, water quality, and the environment. Before calling Portland home, he was a journalist covering politics in Mississippi and was a frequent NPR contributor. Dan holds a B.A. in Communications and Political Science from the University of Alabama.
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