2. ALASKA, NORTHWEST SQUARE OFF OVER SALMON

An inter-regional war of words between Alaska and Northwest officials
has erupted over the role of Columbia and Snake river dams in depleting
salmon populations and the North Pacific fishing industry.
Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles this week called the dams “a killing field”
for salmon that are at the root of the dispute, which is threatening to
undermine a new U.S.-Canadian salmon fishing treaty that would help endangered
fish recover. But most Northwest officials strongly oppose a proposal …

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