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For 60 years, this Canada-U.S. treaty governed money, power and a river. With Trump's threats, what now?
The Columbia River Treaty governs how Canada and the U.S. use dams for hydropower and flood control on the massive cross-border river. After more than 60 years, provisions have expired, and efforts to finalize a modern treaty before U.S. President Trump’s second term didn’t happen.
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As biodiversity declines, researchers race to name millions of species unknown to science
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Trump's musings on 'very large faucet' in Canada part of looming water crisis, say researchers
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