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MONDAY, JULY 9, 2001

Despite pleas of help from Bureau of Reclamation officials in Oregon, local and federal authorities are refusing to go after farmers who have broken into federal property to protest endangered fish protections.

The farmers have been denied water from the Klamath River basin in order to protect the endangered suckerfish. Three times in the past week, they've broken open a canal in order to restore the water flows but local, state and federal authorities won't step in.

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Both sides harden in Oregon water dispute (The Seattle Times 7/9)
Officials Loath to Act as Farmers Divert Water Meant for Endangered Fish (The New York Times 7/9)
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