| Salmon may be gaining ground in dam debate |
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| Written by KEN OLSEN, High Country News | |
| Tuesday, 05 May 2009 | |
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Scott Van Bergen settled onto a bench at the back of U.S. District Judge James Redden's Portland courtroom on a Friday morning in March and waited for the ninth -- or perhaps the 29th -- round of Pacific Northwest salmon vs. the dams to begin. Read more...
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