Trump administration pulls US out of agreement to help restore salmon in the Columbia River
COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, UNITED STATES, JUN 12 – Trump's cancellation halts a $1 billion initiative aimed at restoring endangered salmon and supporting tribal energy while preserving hydropower and dam operations in the Columbia River Basi
- President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday withdrawing the federal government from the 2023 Columbia River Basin salmon recovery agreement in the Pacific Northwest.
- The withdrawal followed the 2023 deal reached by the Biden administration with states, environmental groups, and four tribes holding treaty fishing rights after decades of legal battles.
- The agreement included over $1 billion in federal investments for salmon restoration, tribal clean energy projects, and maintaining dam operations amid declining fish populations threatened by hydroelectric dams.
- Trump called the commitments onerous and misguided, accusing the Biden plan of prioritizing speculative climate concerns above reliable energy, claiming dam removals would harm irrigation, shipping, and increase costs.
- The decision sparked strong condemnation from tribes and environmentalists who warned it undermines treaty rights and salmon survival, while utility and farming groups welcomed it as necessary for energy reliability.
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