{"id":27068,"date":"2023-10-06T13:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:03:07","slug":"biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a move that conservationists and tribes called a potential breakthrough, President <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> has directed federal agencies to use all available authorities and resources to restore \u201chealthy and abundant\u201d salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden\u2019s order stops short of calling for removal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nww.usace.army.mil\/Missions\/Lower-Snake-River-Dams\/#:~:text=Lower%20Snake%20River%20Dams%3A%20A%20Value%20to%20the%20Nation&#038;text=In%20the%201960s%20and%20early,Little%20Goose%2C%20and%20Lower%20Granite.\">four hydroelectric dams<\/a> on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, an action that tribes and conservation groups have long urged to save threatened fish populations. But it directs a host of federal agencies to do all they can to restore salmon and honor U.S. treaty obligations with Pacific Northwest tribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/2023\/10\/03\/who-will-be-crowned-ursa-major-in-this-years-fat-bear-week\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23272673692327.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Who will be crowned \u2018Ursa Major\u2019 in this year\u2019s Fat Bear Week?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In Washington, D.C., as in Katmai National Park, anything can happen. And a continuing resolution saved Fat Bear Week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWild salmon, steelhead and other native fish populations in the Columbia River Basin are essential to the culture, economy, religion and way of life of tribal nations and indigenous peoples,\u2019\u2019 Biden said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2023\/09\/27\/memorandum-on-restoring-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-steelhead-and-other-native-fish-populations-in-the-columbia-river-basin\/\">the six-page presidential memo<\/a> released last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actions since 1855, including the federal government\u2019s construction and operation of dams, have changed the basin\u2019s ecosystem and \u201cseverely depleted fish populations,\u2033 the memo says. While once there were up to 10 million salmon a year returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers, returns now are a small fraction of that, despite billions of dollars spent by federal, tribal and state governments and a wide range of stakeholders, the memo says. Thirteen salmon and steelhead species are listed as threatened or endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is time for a sustained national effort to restore healthy and abundant native fish populations in the (Columbia River) Basin,\u2033 Biden\u2019s order said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order comes as a deadline approaches on a longstanding federal lawsuit over operations of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. A stay of litigation on the dispute expires at the end of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2820\" height=\"1875\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg 2820w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411511013.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1362 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2820px) 100vw, 2820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax, Washington, May 15, 2019.  In a move that conservationists and tribes called a potential breakthrough, President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to use all available authorities and resources to restore \u201chealthy and abundant\u201d salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin.  (AP Photo\/Ted S. Warren, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda Goodin, a lawyer for the environmental group Earthjustice, said the White House memo \u201csignals that the Biden administration is ready to do a whole lot more than previous administrations have done to get us to salmon populations that support tribes and the ecosystem and recreational fisheries.\u2033 Earthjustice is a plaintiff in years-long litigation over salmon recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Achieving healthy and abundant salmon runs \u201cis a much higher bar than merely avoiding extinction,\u2019\u2019 Goodin said in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shannon Wheeler, chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe, called the memo \u201ca step in the right direction for actions that need to happen\u201d to restore salmon and steelhead runs in the Northwest. The Nez Perce is also part of the federal litigation and has long sought removal of the Lower Snake River dams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden \u201cis saying he is going to honor treaty rights and salmon recovery,\u2019\u2019 Wheeler said, calling the president\u2019s commitment to tribal rights crucial and a recognition of past injustices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still the memo does not recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dams-spokane-salmon-climate-and-environment-9ae99854d61987e42da9a924df286142\">breaching the dams in Eastern Washington<\/a>, a politically volatile step that could raise electric rates for millions of customers in the Northwest who rely on hydropower. Breaching the dams, which requires approval from Congress, would cost between $10.3 billion and $27.2 billion, according to a report last year by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kurt Miller, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners, which represents community-owned electric utilities in seven western states, said dam-breaching could cause rate increases of 25% to 65% for 4 million public power customers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA huge rate shock would be devastating for the region,\u2019\u2019 Miller said, calling the dams \u201ca lifeline to many communities.\u201d Rural areas in particular rely on hydropower supplied by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency that provides power to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and parts of four other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dam breaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are so many reasons why getting rid of dams doesn\u2019t make sense for the Northwest,\u2019\u2019 Miller said, including significant improvements in recent years in fish passages in the four Lower Snake River dams. Dams also provide climate-friendly power with no greenhouse gas emissions and help transport wheat and other grains that are exported to Japan and other Asian countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While dam-breaching has long been debated, only a few Northwest lawmakers have embraced the idea, including Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mike-simpson-spokane-dams-fish-salmon-4faa591c3a7bd32a3f7a43dc94164adb\">Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho<\/a> and Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon. A plan by Simpson calls for spending $33 billion to breach the dams, replace the lost hydroelectric energy with other sources and ensure that irrigation, river navigation and flood control will continue as before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/washington-jay-inslee-dams-spokane-9e7a7320fc5f17653f69d9bfc9733ff6\">their report last year,<\/a> Inslee and Murray said the Lower Snake River dams should not be decommissioned or breached until \u201creplacement and mitigation of their benefits\u2019&#8217; are ensured, including \u201creliable, dispatchable and carbon-free energy\u2019&#8217; from renewable sources such as wind and solar power. The veteran Democrats rejected the idea that either \u201cenergy scarcity\u201d or \u201cenvironmental calamity\u201d is inevitable in a new approach to hydropower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murray, the longest-serving senator in the Northwest, said the White House memo shows Biden is serious about salmon recovery and tribal treaty rights \u201cwhile meeting the region\u2019s resiliency needs.\u2033<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Murray vowed to \u201cfight for the strongest possible investments to save our salmon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., blasted the memo as a thinly disguised effort to drum up support to breach the dams. \u201cThe sad truth is, this has not been a collaborative process all along, and they are only seeking to accomplish one predetermined outcome: a breach of the four Lower Snake River Dams,\u201d Newhouse said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memo comes after the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-salmon-reintroduction-columbia-river-tribes-9d54941bb69cc329521f8474ee8762ee\">pledged over $200 million for salmon recovery<\/a> in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. The agreement is separate from negotiations on the Snake River dams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":79060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":9,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[31,9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2924],"class_list":["post-27068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-federal-oversight"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"X4BCJS3U5RDIVHR254BRX3KDGE","arc_canonical_url":"\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs - Federal Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Federal Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-06T13:55:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T05:03:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matthew Daly, The Associated Press\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matthew Daly, The Associated Press\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2023-10-06T13:55:47+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T05:03:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 1004,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Oversight\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs - Federal Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2023-10-06T13:55:47+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T05:03:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/06\\\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Oversight\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/federal-oversight\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"federal-oversight\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Federal Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Federal Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Federal Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/federal-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/federal-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Federal Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/federaltimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs - Federal Times","description":"Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs","og_description":"Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/","og_site_name":"Federal Times","article_published_time":"2023-10-06T13:55:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T05:03:07+00:00","author":"Matthew Daly, The Associated Press","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matthew Daly, The Associated Press","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs","datePublished":"2023-10-06T13:55:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T05:03:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/"},"wordCount":1004,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Home","Oversight"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/","name":"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs - Federal Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2023-10-06T13:55:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T05:03:07+00:00","description":"Order stops short of calling for removal of hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington state, which tribes and conservationists have urged.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/10\/06\/biden-directs-agencies-to-restore-healthy-and-abundant-salmon-runs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Oversight","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/","ad_zone":"federal-oversight"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Biden directs agencies to restore \u2018healthy and abundant\u2019 salmon runs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/","name":"Federal Times","description":"Federal Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#organization","name":"Federal Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/federal-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/federal-logo-white.png","caption":"Federal Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Federal Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278411601492.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27068"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37372,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27068\/revisions\/37372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27068"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=27068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}