Chinook salmon
Coverage of Chinook salmon in the Nexus archive.
- Judge denies environmentalists pause on California water projects
A federal judge denied a request to pause California water infrastructure projects, ruling that environmental groups did not prove the projects violate the Endangered Species Act. The projects, including the Central Valley Project, are accused of harming fish species like Chinook salmon and steelhead trout due to changes in water temperature and salinity.
- Deadly parasite lurks and kills hundreds of salmon in Pacific Northwest rivers
A deadly parasite has killed hundreds of Chinook salmon in the Pacific Northwest rivers. Dead salmon were found in large groups along the Scott and Trinity rivers.
- Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state is purchasing land in its traditional territory and removing levees to convert farmland into wetlands, aiming to restore Chinook salmon populations.