Oregon Resumes Legal Battle After Trump Administration Abandons Historic Columbia River Agreement

Oregon resumes legal battle after Trump administration abandons historic Columbia River agreement

Oregon is seeking an injunction to preserve some of the beneficial changes to the operation of the hydropower system to protect salmon during next spring’s downstream migration.

Lawsuits Against Federal Government Over Dams to Resume

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Northwest states, tribes and environmental groups will resume suing the federal government over its hydroelectric dam operations in the Columbia River Basin that have harmed endangered native fish species. The move comes after the Trump administration in June withdrew from a “historic” deal made two years ago, when President Joe Biden was in office. This agreement called for putting long-running legal battles aside and investi…

Oregon renews litigation following withdrawal from Columbia Basin Agreement

Oregon has renewal litigation against the federal government to protect vulnerable salmon runs.

Columbia Salmon Advocates Ask Federal Court To Unpause Stay Negotiated With US Government

Litigation over Columbia River hydropower operations impacts on salmon and steelhead that had been paused appears to be headed back to court as Northwest fish and fishing interests, including a recreational angling organization and four tribes, along with two states, are asking a federal judge to lift a longterm stay on what had been a long-running court case. The post Columbia Salmon Advocates Ask Federal Court To Unpause Stay Negotiated With U…