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Federal judge orders EPA to protect salmon from warm temps in Columbia River basin-10/17/18

Salmon in the Columbia River basin have struggled against slow-moving, warm waters produced by dams. By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times environment reporter A federal judge has ordered protection for salmon in the Columbia River basin from warm water temperatures that have been lethal to salmon and steelhead as the climate changes. The U.S. District Court for the Western District at …