Nation IN BRIEF : THE NORTHWEST : White House Offers Funds to Aid Salmon
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Clinton Administration agreed to cover the bulk of the new costs to save Northwest salmon, sparing electric ratepayers in the region additional increases in their power bills. The Administration plan covers $90 million to $110 million of the $160 million in additional annual costs anticipated from the government’s latest plans to save the fish from extinction, Northwest congressional Democrats said at a news conference.
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