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Experts discuss climate change at Nimbus fish hatchery

2014-07-12 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sacramento Bee: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a third presentation on the effects of climate change on salmon and steelhead trout in the American River. Kevin Shaffer, fisheries branch program manager, will discuss the potential effects of climate change on salmon and steelhead runs in the American River. Whitney Albright, a climate associate, will cover the steps the department is taking to reduce the effects of climate change and the actions needed to manage the fish runs. Both speakers...

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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Decimates Fish Populations in Appalachia

2014-07-10 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: A study from researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published this month provides strong new evidence that mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia is devastating downstream fish populations. Thats hardly news for long-time followers of the controversy surrounding mountaintop removal, a coal mining practice that involves blowing off the tops of mountains to access thin seams of coal and dumping the waste into valleys below. In 2010, a group of 13 prestigious biologists published...

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