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Windmills in Eastern Oregon. (Getty Images / zaft)

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Chinook Salmon jumping (Getty Images/Supercaliphotolistic)

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Samuel Penney, chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe speaks as Larry Wright of the National Congress of American Indians (L) and Jeremy Takala Yakama of the Yakama Nation (R) look on during the Salmon Orca Summit IV on the grounds of the US Capitol on July 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Nez Perce Tribe)

The U.S. promised tribes they would always have fish — but the fish they have pose toxic risks

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