Posted inJuly 19, 2004: They're Here: Global Warming's Unlikely Harbingers

Scientific Principle: Klamath whistleblower throws in the towel

In 2002, federal biologist Mike Kelly “blew the whistle” on the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the agency responsible for protecting threatened and endangered salmon (HCN, 6/23/03: Sound science goes sour). As one of the scientists charged with ensuring that enough water was left in the Klamath River for rare coho salmon, Kelly discovered that […]

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