Salmon Win On The Columbia-Snake, Judge Tells Federal Agencies To Comply With ESA
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge James Redden, who is hearing the long-running legal challenge to the Columbia-Snake River Basin salmon plan, rejected the Obama administration's eleventh-hour bid to salvage the Bush-era plan. In his letter, Redden said, "federal defendents must comply with the [Endangered Species Act]." Redden has twice before rejected federal salmon…