Posted on 07/02/2025 10:13:36 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Donald Trump administration has pulled the federal government out of a Joe Biden-era plan to invest more than $1 billion in restoring endangered Columbia River fish runs.
The original memorandum signed in December 2023 by Biden charged a group of federal agencies, state officials and several tribal organizations with studying near-term and long-term strategies to improve fish passage and habitat and implement hatchery reforms.
Although not directly stated in Biden’s memorandum, one of the potential outcomes of the study — and the biggest point of contention for the Trump administration — was the removal of four dams along the lower Snake River. A report from the Department of the Interior published last year acknowledged the negative effects federal dam development in the region has had on fish population and local tribes.
“The negative impacts from these reckless acts, if completed, would be devastating for the region, and there would be no viable approach to replace the low-cost, baseload energy supplied; the critical shipping channels lost; the vital water supply for local farmers reduced; or the recreational opportunities that would no longer be possible as a result of these acts,” reads the new memorandum.
Trump’s memorandum gave the involved federal agencies a month to identify “any steps that may be taken to rescind or recoup Federal funds obligated to implement the [memorandum]” and report on how they can withdraw from the studies in progress.
The sudden halt to an agreement that was decades in the making has been particularly tough for stakeholders.
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I’ll see your Keystone pipeline, and raise a Columbia fish run.
The hallmark of government is “expensive incompetence.”
The last time the Snake River was in the news was September 8, 1974 when Evel Knievel attempted to cross it by motorcycle.
“not quite successful attempt to jump Idaho’s Snake River Canyon in his steam-powered rocket X2 Skycycle.”
Autopen signed that while Joe napped
One of the many indications of the lunatic liberal mind is thst they place inconsequential environmental causes over humanity.....the exact reason L.A. county had a water deficit and burned.
“””acknowledged the negative effects federal dam development in the region has had on fish population and local tribes. “””
Don’t worry about the “local tribes”, they are all at the casino.
Great!
Another boondoggle eliminated. How wonder how many NGOs were feeding off of that trough!
Good!
Trump protects American humans over Mexican fish.
Wonder who signed this Order for Josef.
The X-1 landed in the river. Evil said that if he had landed in the river he would have drowned.
And/or the hallmark of the government is the use of public (sounding) projects to funnel money to politicians and their supporters.
“The sudden halt to an agreement that was decades in the making has been particularly tough for stakeholders.”
Not for the real stakeholders that mattered. To the authors the only “stakeholders” were the environmental activists that worked years to get their activist pursuit realized.
Seeing them as "lunatic" is dangerous and works to their advantage. They are pursuing their agenda in a cold, calculating manner.
Lawsuit in 3, 2, 1...
The "humanity" involved in the L.A. fires is that the concrete lining the reservoirs failed inspection. The sub-standard concrete was a risk for an earthquake where the flooding would have killed hundreds to thousands whereas fires are more likely to cause property damage only.
To avoid the earthquake/flooding risk, they left the reservoirs empty in "inspection" status, to avoid announcing the concrete failures and avoid having the homeowners' fire insurance premiums skyrocket due to lack of hydrant water.
“””Although not directly stated in Biden’s memorandum, one of the potential outcomes of the study — and the biggest point of contention for the Trump administration — was the removal of four dams along the lower Snake River.’’’
I was in Washington State last week and paid $4.50 for gasoline while the price in my home state of Florida is $3.10.
If the plan to remove 4 dams on the Snake River was done, Washington State would have one of the highest electricity prices among the 50 states.
Also, there are AI electricity gobbling projects in the works in Washington State.
Yes, removing dams on the Snake River makes no sense.
Now to do the same here in Norcal. They want to destroy a perfectly good lake for no reason.
Yay!!! I live on the Columbia in Oregon...YAY!!!
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