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‘OPB Politics Now’: Salmon, dams and energy, plus an Oregon legislative potpourri

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB), Lauren Dake (OPB), Tony Schick (OPB) and Andrew Theen (OPB)
Feb. 27, 2026 7:04 p.m.

The ongoing saga over dams and salmon is back in the national spotlight.

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Three years ago, Pacific Northwest tribes reached a landmark deal with the Biden administration aimed at saving salmon populations. Then President Donald Trump came back into the office and killed the whole thing.

But that’s not the end of the story.

On the latest episode of “OPB Politics Now,” reporters Lauren Dake, Tony Schick and Dirk VanderHart discuss the federal judge ruling, plus we hit on a legislative potpourri with roughly a week to go in this year’s session.

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