Comments on: New rule could rein in oversight for endangered species http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/08/12/new-rule-could-rein-in-oversight-for-endangered-species/ Environmental reporter Christopher Dunagan discusses the challenges of protecting Puget Sound and all things water-related. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/08/12/new-rule-could-rein-in-oversight-for-endangered-species/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Sharon O'Hara Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:08:04 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=733#comment-1136 "...finally give status to the idea that pesticides on the market, as used today, pose a serious risk to endangered salmon...." How could they not pose a serious risk to all species of fish - in addition to salmon? Trouble is the pesticide market is huge, lots of dollars, lots of political lobbying dollars spent ... I'm rather surprised it has only taken eight years to bring to the public eye ... a public eye that may scoff at the notion that pesticide use may be injurious to our waterways and those creatures who live within... Sharon O'Hara “…finally give status to the idea that pesticides on the market, as used today, pose a serious risk to endangered salmon….”

How could they not pose a serious risk to all species of fish – in addition to salmon?

Trouble is the pesticide market is huge, lots of dollars, lots of political lobbying dollars spent … I’m rather surprised it has only taken eight years to bring to the public eye … a public eye that may scoff at the notion that pesticide use may be injurious to our waterways and those creatures who live within…
Sharon O’Hara

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