NATION IN BRIEF : OREGON : 8 Million Salmon Freed, Facing Death
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Because of federal budget cuts, 8 million baby salmon from Oregon state hatcheries were released prematurely into the icy Columbia River, where they faced almost certain death. Millions more were scheduled for early release, and some simply may be killed and buried, because Congress cut $3.5 million for state and federal hatchery programs in Oregon and Washington.
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