Take out dams and keep the Snake River salmon’s last, best place

Wild Pacific salmon and steelhead face a dire situation, with 28 populations listed as threatened or endangered, emergency fisheries closures, and some wild Chinook runs approaching “quasi-extinction” levels. The Snake River, with its thousands of miles of pristine wilderness habitat, is seen as the last hope for saving these imperiled species. However, the presence of…

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Livestock groups sue agencies to stop wolf reintroduction

The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association have recently filed a lawsuit against Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delay the reintroduction of gray wolves into Colorado. This comes as a result of the state’s Gray Wolf Introduction Initiative, narrowly approved by voters in 2020, which mandates…

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Carbon monoxide can be a silent killer during colder weather

As the temperature drops and Ohioans turn up the heat indoors, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increases. Carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas, is produced by burning various fuels such as coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane, natural gas, and gasoline. Improperly vented or malfunctioning furnaces, water heaters, space heaters, blocked chimneys,…

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