Earlier, when Canada didn’t need hydropower, the U.S. instead paid it about $250 million annually, and Canada used the money to finance the construction of its three Columbia River dams.

Seattle, WA (Grist) — The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge. Earlier this month, the Trump Administration pulled the federal government out of ...

A treaty in place since 1964 has helped the U.S. and Canada manage the benefits of the river they share. Salmon runs fed the people, the land and the region’s identity. But those benefits are at ...

US President Donald Trump’s claim that the Canada-US border is an “imaginary line” oversimplifies centuries of treaties, colonial negotiations, and Indigenous displacement. Experts explain ...

What the end of the Columbia River agreement will mean for tribes, ag industry groups By Rolando Hernandez ( OPB ) June 18, 2025 4:07 p.m. Updated: June 18, 2025 8:25 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the U.S. out of an agreement with Washington, Oregon and four American Indian tribes to work together to restore salmon populations and boost tribal clean ...

The Columbia River Basin, an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.

The Columbia River Basin, an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.

The Columbia River Basin, an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.

The Columbia River Basin, an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.