One for the Orcas

A federal judge stayed a lawsuit challenging West Coast salmon fishing’s effect on the endangered orca Friday, after the Trump administration said it would update its analysis of the situation with mitigation measures by or before May 2020.

SEATTLE – A federal judge stayed a lawsuit challenging West Coast salmon fishing’s effect on the endangered orca Friday, after the Trump administration said it would update its analysis of the situation with mitigation measures by or before May 2020.

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