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The major claim in McEwen’s article is how the river restoration of the Salmon in the San Joaquin River might be both a good and bad idea. “The fish” are exceptionally vulnerable to climate change.” McEwen is explaining both sides or both outcomes that might happen if the river restoration does or does not happen and he even brings in the experts from UC Davis that study California's rapidly declining Salmon population. This is important to see because even though McEwen has a opinion nothing beats cold, hard facts.
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