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High and Dry in the Klamath Basin.(farmers dried out of their crops to make room for a couple of fishes)
In southern Oregon, the Feds' choice of fish over farmers has made the region's rural communities and families likely candidates for the endangered species list.
Klamath Falls, Oregon, has become the rallying site for a national movement and the focal point of a life-and-death struggle for rural America. On May 7th, 20,000 people showed up for a "bucket brigade" to draw attention to the desperate plight of farmers in the Klamath Basin, victims caught in a scissors attack between the blades of a harsh drought and brutal environmental policies.
With a phalanx of television cameras rolling and newspaper photographers clicking shots, 85-year-old Jess Prosser ...
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- News wire article from: Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) June 19, 2001 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) Sliz, Deborah Lindsay, Scott M. Meguire, Morgan September 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 19, 2001 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Feedstuffs May 17, 2004 700+ words
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 23, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: E Marty, Diane M. January 1, 2002 700+ words
...manager at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife...reconfiguration of the Klamath Basin's ecosystem began...eventually became an endangered species. However, water...their fields. Some Klamath Basin groups, like the...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 13, 2002 700+ words
...demands of endangered species and farmers...includes the Klamath Basin, supports...projects to help endangered species. Most biologists...several Klamath Basin residents...suckers from the endangered species list. To...
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- Newspaper article from: The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) January 29, 2002 700+ words
...of protests in the Klamath Basin. But the mountains...options for calming the Klamath Basin's water struggles...the demands of the Endangered Species Act. They were among...the plan warmly, Klamath Basin tribes and conservation...
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