US Judge Blocks Water Pipeline in Montana That Was Meant to Boost Rare Fish | |
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Source: Associated Press |
8/3/2023 |
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Credit: Jim Mogen/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
A U.S. judge blocked a proposed water pipeline through a wilderness area in southwest Montana that was intended to help a rare fish species that's in sharp decline due to habitat loss, warming temperatures and other pressures. |
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The mile-long pipeline was intended to move oxygenated water that's beneficial for fish from a creek to a lake in the Red Rock Lakes Wilderness — winter home for one of the last few populations of Arctic grayling in the Lower 48 states. The fish are prized by many anglers and known for their sail-like dorsal fins. |
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