Trump revokes Columbia River salmon restoration deal, citing energy concerns [View all]
Source: My Northwest
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday revoking the Columbia River Basin agreement.
The directive nullifies the “Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin” memorandum put in place by the Biden administration.
The agreement was meant to increase funding for fisheries projects and explore alternative energy sources to replace the Lower Snake River dams, allowing fish to return to their natural habitats, according to Earthjustice, a nonprofit environmental law organization. The Orca Network has said a lack of salmon is a main driver of orca extinction.
“The Trump administration is turning its back on an unprecedented opportunity to support a thriving Columbia Basin—and ignoring the extinction crisis facing our salmon,” Earthjustice Senior Attorney Amanda Goodin said, via the nonprofit’s website. “Unfortunately, this short-sighted decision to renege on this important agreement is just the latest in a series of anti-government and anti-science actions coming from the Trump administration.”
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The man loves being an asshole.
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