Congressional passage of a bill to preserve the pristine Hanford Reach
of the Columbia River would help the Northwest avoid a court take-over
of salmon recovery, according to its chief sponsors. Sen. Patty Murray
and Rep. Norm Dicks, both D-Wash., said that in light of recent West Coast
salmon endangered species listings, they hoped Republicans would join in
protecting the reach’s fall chinook salmon spawning beds. Last year, their
bill died when negotiations with Rep. Doc Hastings, …
