http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/

Score another point for ecological illiteracy
http://www.timesleader.com/stories/River-dam-envisioned-as-solution,203096

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/09/06/2259772/drilling-option-pits-farmers-against.html#wgt=rcntnews

http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20120910/america-only-nation-where-climate-scientists-face-organized-harassment

My pal Alan sez:

I knew this turkey would come back. Some greedhead somewhere would find an excuse. I remember, with detail, the time I and other Idaho State U students floated the Teton River. The federal engineers had just begun their field work, blowing focused explosive devices on the canyon wall to determine porosity and all those other factors - stuff they ignored as the dam was built anyway.
www.idahostatesman.com/2012/09/11/2266827/rebuilding-teton-dam-a-possibility.html

Recreational anglers and ocean conservationists scored a big victory in Congress yesterday as The Billfish Conservation Act passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives, clearing the way for a vote in the Senate, where the legislation also has strong bipartisan support.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2012/09/06/feds-leave-door-open-to-hit-bp-with-top-penalties-for-gulf-spill/

MASSACHUSETTS BALKS AT PROVING AERIAL SPRAY SUCCESS CLAIM

Boston — The State of Massachusetts has been unable to produce the records backing up its claim that the biggest aerial spraying of pesticides in Commonwealth history this July significantly reduced mosquito-borne disease risks, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Further, the state has no proof aerial spraying is an effective safeguard against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

http://vimeo.com/15184546

http://www.livescience.com/22981-plants-parasitic-wasps-butterfly-battle.html