President Trump pulled the U.S. out of a Biden-era agreement with several tribes that aimed to restore salmon in the Pacific Northwest. 

Trump, in a late Thursday memo, described the Biden administration’s agreement as an example of “radical environmentalism” and said his administration would instead prioritize power generation from hydroelectric dams in the region.

The Biden-era agreement came after decades of litigation related to the federal government’s use of hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin. It included funding to help restore salmon populations as well as support for renewables to replace power from the dams if they are removed.

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