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Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon
Plaintiffs seek court orders to modify operations at eight hydropower dams to aid critically endangered salmon, citing violations of the Endangered Species Act.
- On Friday, lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington returned to court seeking changes to Snake and Columbia Rivers dam operations after a landmark pact collapsed.
- Citing the Endangered Species Act, plaintiffs argue current dam operations violate the law and have caused salmon declines that threaten tribal lifeways and identity.
- They asked the court to lower reservoir levels and increase spill to help juvenile fish bypass turbines, naming Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, Lower Granite, Bonneville, The Dalles, John Day and McNary dams, noting impacts on river commerce.
- The federal government said the plaintiffs' request is a `sweeping scheme to wrest control` and warned court orders could compromise safety and `raise rates for utility customers`, while the White House called earlier proposals `radical environmentalism`.
- Historically, the Columbia River Basin produced at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead, but today four are extinct and seven endangered, affecting killer whales and river commerce in Lewiston, Idaho.
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Trump torpedoed Biden's $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species 'on the brink of extinction'
Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, following the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government to help recover critically imperiled salmon runs. President Donald Trump last year torpedoed the 2023 deal, in which the Biden administration had promised to spend $1 billion over…
Oregon, Washington and tribes back in court after Trump axes salmon deal
Lawyers for Oregon, Washington, conservation groups, and Native American tribes are returning to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, following the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government to help recover critically imperiled salmon runs.
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Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon
Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and Columbia Rivers.
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