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BPA Cuts Funding for Salmon Program | Portland News
BPA is cutting funding for SAFE, a 33-year salmon management program in the Lower Columbia River, starting September 30, 2026, sparking alarm from Oregon and Washington officials who warn it could devastate millions of hatchery salmon and undo decades of fishery planning. BPA claims no proven link between SAFE and reduced harm to vulnerable salmon in the main river, arguing the program doesn’t align with their hydropower mitigation mission and has long been pushing for self-sufficiency. Regional wildlife managers and the Northwest Council disagree, and state agencies are now scrambling to…
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