View Related Episode: Diamond Lake Chub, Umatilla Contaminated Fish, Youth Corps

Levels of pollution in the Columbia River basin are so high that the fish are dangerous to eat. Native people in the Northwest, who's diet and traditions depend on salmon, are particularly at risk of exposure to the high levels of pesticides and mercury found in the fish. Tribes along the contaminated Columbia River are working together to rid the river and its tributaries of contamination and restore a healthy salmon population.

First Broadcast: 2008
Producer: Jim Newman

Appeared in episode: Diamond Lake Chub, Umatilla Contaminated Fish, Youth Corps

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Wolves return to Oregon in packs
by Ed Jahn | 11/20/2009
It seems like just yesterday I went to eastern ORegon to report on the “potential” for wolves to return to Oregon. That was in 2006 (episode 1607). Well, there have been reports all throughout the last year of wolves showing up, with a few videos offered as proof, followed by a wolf attack on livestock [...]
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