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July 26, 2010

Sacramento Court Orders New Yuba River Threatened Fish Study

A federal agency's conclusion that two dams on the lower Yuba River will not jeopardize the existence of three threatened fish species is unsupported by the agency's own scientific findings, a Sacramento judge has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton issued an order earlier this month that will force the National Marine Fisheries Service to start over on a biological opinion it issued.

Sacramento Bee, 7/26/10

Posted by at 07:40 AM in Endangered Species Prosecutions, Environmental Actions, Judge Karlton, Lawrence K. (retired) |

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