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Sep. 27—President Biden ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to prioritize restoring wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin, including the Snake River.
Aug. 26—Northwest utilities are spoiling for a fight with Canada over an aspect of the Columbia River Treaty that sends power generated in the U.S. to British Columbia.
The U.S. pays premium prices to buy the Canadian power during peak heating and cooling seasons.
SEATTLE — A high-stakes negotiation between the U.S. and Canadian governments is underway in Seattle this week over the future management of the Columbia River.
For 60 years, the Columbia River Treaty has guided how water from British Columbia flows downstream in Washington and Oregon, for flood control and hydropower. Parts of that agreement expire