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Nearly
100 Members of Congress Sign Salmon Plan Letter to NOAA
Nearly 100 members of
Congress signed a letter to NOAA Fisheries urging the federal government
to develop a plan that examines "all scientifically credible and
economically viable alternatives" for salmon recovery in the
Among the Northwest
congressional delegation, the only signees were Oregon Democrats Earl
Blumenauer and Darlene Hooley and Washington Democrat Jim McDermott.
"This is the third
biological opinion under consideration by the region since 2000, and we
can't afford not to get it right. The potential impacts of global
warming on endangered Northwest salmon make this task even more
critical. I hope the administration will seriously consider the
suggestions in our letter," said Blumenauer.
NOAA Fisheries, in
conjunction with the Bonneville Power Administration and Army Corps of
Engineers, is scheduled to release a new plan in early May. The
congressional letter calls upon NOAA to reevaluate the "status
quo" salmon and dam management strategies it proposed in earlier
drafts, contending that these actions provide "less
protection" for salmon than previous measures, and fail to
adequately address the impact of climate change on the Columbia Basin,
while costing U.S. taxpayers and Northwest ratepayers as much as $8
billion over the next decade.
The congressional letter
has been endorsed by Save Our Wild Salmon, Taxpayers for Common Sense,
Trout Unlimited, American Rivers, Idaho Rivers United, Earthjustice,
National Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club, and a nationwide
coalition of conservation, business and fishing groups.
For the full letter and
list of signees go to http://www.wildsalmon.org/library_files/2008/Blu-Petri%2008%20Ltr%20Signe[1].pdf
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