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Why The Columbia River Was Put On An Endangered Rivers List

Columbia River Gorge.
Flickr Photo/Nietnagel (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Columbia River Gorge.

Marcie Sillman talks to Brett VandenHeuvel, the executive director at Columbia Riverkeeper, about why the re-negotiation of a treaty between Canada and the United States is important for the Columbia River. 

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