PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Changes to dam operations on the Columbia and Snake Rivers may soon be underway after a federal judge on Friday indicated a tentative intent to aid in the recovery of salmon in the Columbia Basin.
The lawsuit over fish conditions began in 2001 and had reached an agreement until the Trump administration in June abruptly withdrew from a Biden-era agreement promising to spend $1 billion to protect endangered steelhead and salmon.
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