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A judge halts Trump-era dam changes on Columbia and Snake rivers to protect salmon, maintaining 2025 water levels.
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered limited adjustments to dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers to aid declining salmon populations, requiring reservoir levels and water spill rates to remain at 2025 levels.
The ruling, part of a decades-long legal battle by tribes, states, and environmental groups, blocks the Trump administration’s plan to raise reservoir levels, which could harm fish migration.
Judge Michael Simon criticized government inaction and called the salmon’s decline a national crisis affecting ecosystems, tribal treaty rights, and regional economies.
The changes aim to improve juvenile salmon survival by reducing delays and turbine injuries but stop short of dam removal.
The decision preserves the status quo, halting proposed shifts that could impact hydropower, navigation, and electricity costs.
Un juez detiene los cambios de represas de la era Trump en los ríos Columbia y Snake para proteger al salmón, manteniendo los niveles de agua para 2025.