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Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon
Coverage of Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon in the Nexus archive.
- Judge says environmental groups fell short in bid to pause California water projects
A federal judge ruled that environmental groups failed to prove their case to pause California water projects, including Shasta Dam operations, due to insufficient evidence of harm to endangered salmon. The judge cited a 2024 biological opinion under the Endangered Species Act, which the Bureau of Reclamation claims complies with environmental protections.