Ocean conditions signal West Coast salmon rebound
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
Bill Peterson of NOAA Fisheries in Newport says the change in an atmospheric condition known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation has generated cold water …
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Democrats Start on Energy Plan

Washington Post, DC, USA

After absorbing months of criticism for inaction on the high cost of gasoline, House Democrats yesterday began assembling broad energy legislation that allows greater drilling off the Atlantic coastline and Florida’s gulf shore.

Cutthroat trout ducks endangered species list
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
By Patty Henetz Posted: 8:58 PM- Federal officials say they don’t need to put the Bonneville cutthroat trout on the endangered or threatened species list, …

March of the penguins: court urges decision on protection
Scientific American – USA
Penguins may be waddling closer to protected status under the Endangered Species Act, now that a judge has told federal regulators to determine whether the …
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Make Coral Sea ‘marine protected area’ 
The Age, Australia – 11 hours ago
A group of scientists have called for the Coral Sea to be declared the world’s largest marine protected area, but the fishing industry says the idea is …