Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR (www.seattletimes.com)

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A sweeping Biden-era initiative to restore Columbia Basin salmon runs, boost tribal energy development and provide a pathway for dam removal on the Lower Snake River has been canceled by President Donald Trump.

A presidential memorandum issued Thursday revoked the 2023 Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, which Trump stated “placed concerns about climate change above the Nation’s interests in reliable energy sources.”

A statement from the White House said Trump’s action “stops the green agenda in the Columbia River Basin.”

The memorandum directs federal agencies to withdraw from agreements stemming from “Biden’s misguided executive action.” In coordination with the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality, they are to review and revise environmental reviews related to the agreement, including an environmental-impact statement underway on dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

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[-] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Yeah it's called "passing a law" but people only focus on the executive branch and forget to vote for midterms and shit.

Executive orders in their current capacity are a bastardization of our intended government.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Executive orders are this one weird trick Trump used to become king.

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