The Columbia River is important to a lot of people and animals in the region.

Its dams generate lots of clean energy while its Native fish, an important food source, are facing extinction.

Two years ago President Biden crafted an agreement between the many invested parties, and last week President Trump cancelled it.

We’ll learn more about what it all means with Lynda Mapes from the Seattle Times.

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