Tied US Supreme Court decision means Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration

Title
Tied US Supreme Court decision means Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration
Description
Seattle Times article on the result of the 9th Circuit ruling to leave in place a lower court order requiring state governments to pay for the removal of culverts blocking fish migration. The decision is a victory for recognizing Treaty-protected fishing rights and salmon recovery in Washington State.
Creator
Hal Bernton
Abstract
A tie 4-4 vote by the high court upholds a lower-court decision ordering barriers to salmon migration be removed, ending a bitter decades-old controversy.
Publisher
The Seattle Times
Date
June 11, 2018
uri
Tied US Supreme Court decision means Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration
Language
en-US
Is Part Of
State of the Salish Sea
Item sets
Salish Resources