April 3, 2025 — Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Washington have proposed a USD 5 billion (EUR 4.6 billion) plan for removing or replacing culverts in the state to open up historic salmon spawning habitat.
The plan is a response to the state’s decade-long efforts to comply with a 2013 federal court order that found the state’s culverts blocked salmon and steelhead trout migration, violating Tribal rights.