The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision on Tuesday invalidating the Bush administration's Klamath River plan.

A three-judge panel held that the plan fails to protect the coho salmon. The court ordered the administration to come up with a new plan that will take into account the life cycle of the fish.

The Yurok Tribe and the Hoopa Valley Tribe are parties to the lawsuit. They are seeking to have more water returned to the river in order to ensure salmon can survive. Both tribes have treaty and water rights in the Klamath River basin.

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Appeals court drains Klamath River, coho plan (The Eureka Times Standard 10/19)
Water Plan for Klamath Is Rejected (The Los Angeles Times 10/19)
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Court tosses Bush plan for Klamath water (The Oregonian 10/19)
Balancing fish and farms (AP 10/19)
Thompson speaks up on Klamath (The Eureka Reporter 10/19)
Press Release: Court Ruling Gives Hope to Klamath Salmon (Earthjustice 10/18)

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(October 18, 2005)

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