"A historic federal plan that paves the way for the breaching of the
four dams on the Lower Snake River came about because of planning and
work led by the four Columbia River treaty tribes: Yakama Nation,
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Nez Perce Tribe.

In a series of commitments announced last week, the federal government
agreed to fund green energy projects led by four Columbia River Native
nations intended to replace the energy generated by the four dams in the
Lower Snake River. The plan sets the stage for the breaching of the dams
in the next decade: the timespan of about two generations of salmon.
It?s the latest development in a long-running lawsuit filed more than
two decades ago over government operations of federal dams, which have
pushed salmon and steelhead to the brink of extinction."
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<https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2023/12/efforts-of-tribes-pay-
off-in-historic-agreement-on-snake-river-dam-removals.html>

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