How a Federal Agency Is Contributing to Salmon's Decline in the Northwest — ProPublica

Damming the powerful waters of the Columbia River was a boon for cheap, clean electricity. But the fish that swam those waters are dying out. And the agency in charge isn’t stopping that.

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