Review: Water War in the Klamath Basin: Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics

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Klamath, ESA, water conflict, water law, bioregionalism

Review: Water War in the Klamath Basin: Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics By Doremus, Holly and A. Dan Tarlock Doremus, Holly and A. Dan Tarlock. Water War in the Klamath Basin: Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2008. 249 pp. ISBN 10: 1-59726-394-X. US $30 ppbk. Recycled, acid-free paper.

In 2007, the Klamath Basin was named one of the best one hundred places to live in the United States. A prime reason is its spectacular beauty: high desert with a large wetland area. The Basin's national wildlife refuges support threefourths of the Pacific …