"Biden Administration's 10-Year Partnership Aims to Restore Wild Salmon and Expand Clean Energy in Columbia River Basin"

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a 10-year partnership with Tribes and States in the Pacific Northwest to restore wild salmon populations, expand clean energy production, and provide stability for communities dependent on the Columbia River System. The agreement includes over $1 billion in new Federal investments for wild fish restoration and the development of at least one to three gigawatts of Tribally sponsored clean energy projects. The Administration also commits to adjusting the operations of the Federal hydrosystem to benefit fish, conducting studies on replacing services provided by the Lower Snake River dams, and supporting Tribally led efforts to restore salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin.