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The ensuing treaty, signed in 1964, has no expiration date, but either country may cancel it or suggest changes beginning in 2024 with 10 years' notice.
The Columbia River Treaty working draft recommendations will be discussed July 16 and July 23 at public webinars. The July 16 session takes place from 9 to 11 a.m.
Reflecting the uncertain terms with which the Trump Administration views Canada, the active renegotiations of the long-standing Columbia River Treaty have been stymied in recent months. At the ...
This summer, researchers are slated to begin a new $4.9 million transboundary study aimed at promoting “a common ...
In the original treaty, the current flood risk management provisions were set to change to a less-defined approach in 2024 to stimulate adjustment and renegotiation. In particular, discussions ...
Oregonians passed a measure banning new nuclear energy facilities in 1980 unless there is a federally-licensed waste ...
Columbia River Treaty renegotiations are on hold while the current United States administration reviews international files. Photo by Lys Morton/Revelstoke Mountaineer The Government of British ...
A recent climate initiative by the Norwegian government is facing opposition from the Saami Indigenous people, whose ...
Seattle, WA (Grist) — The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge.
(Right) Portrait of Farley Eaglespeaker, a member of the Nez Perce Tribe, sitting atop a fishing scaffold along the Columbia River, in Cascade Locks, Oregon, on July 23, 2024.
Think Out Loud What the end of the Columbia River agreement will mean for tribes, ag industry groups By Rolando Hernandez (OPB) June 18, 2025 9:07 a.m. Updated: June 18, 2025 1:25 p.m.