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By Joseph B. Frazier
Portland, Oregon (AP)
A federal judge has given the government an extra two weeks to submit a better plan for making Columbia River Basin dams safe for endangered salmon, but he warned the consequences “could be harsh” if he has to reject this plan after rejecting two others.
U.S. District Judge James Redden during December postponed a March 1 deadline to March 18 for a new biological opinion that would balance demands of dams and threatened or endangered fish runs.
He also extended the deadline for public comment by four days to Jan. 4.
Portland, Oregon (AP)
A federal judge has given the government an extra two weeks to submit a better plan for making Columbia River Basin dams safe for endangered salmon, but he warned the consequences “could be harsh” if he has to reject this plan after rejecting two others.
U.S. District Judge James Redden during December postponed a March 1 deadline to March 18 for a new biological opinion that would balance demands of dams and threatened or endangered fish runs.
He also extended the deadline for public comment by four days to Jan. 4.
