U.S. House votes to halt additional water spills for salmon
Hopefully, this bill does not clear the Senate and McMorris gets voted out of office. Breaching the four Lower Snake River Dams would require an act …
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Republicans Criticize Spill of Dam Water to Help Salmon
Republican Congress members from the Pacific Northwest are upset with a federal judge’s order to spill water from four Snake River dams to help speed …
Washington Voters Value Wild Salmon Over Lower Snake River Dams
Fishing and conservation groups released a new poll confirming Washington residents care deeply about wild salmon and want to see these iconic Northwest fish restored. Organizations funding …
Op Ed from Planet Bullshit
An op-ed from Terry Flores, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners an alliance of farmers, utilities, ports and businesses, arguing against the removal of the four salmon …
Debating Dams: What’s The Best Way To Protect Salmon?
What’s the best way to ensure the return of salmon and steelhead to something like their historic numbers in the Columbia and Snake rivers? It’s …
Idaho editorials on Snake River dams put removal on table
On July 20, 1997, the Idaho Statesman launched a three-part series of editorials titled “Dollars, Sense & Salmon” that made the case for the removal …
Breaking News From Planet Bullshit
A new bill in Congress would make sure Washington’s four lower Snake River dams stay standing. It’s push back against a recent court order to …
The Snake and salmon: People are feeling the pain of a river lost
People who never would have considered removal of the four lower Snake River dams (between Pasco, Wash., and Lewiston) are now moving from “never” to …
TBT: Lost River
Lost River, a limited edition print with an essay by renowned author and conservationist David James Duncan, was released in 2005 by Save Our Wild …
Saving Idaho’s salmon: Nature again turns against returning fish that already face long odds
A very timely series from the Idaho Statesman on the current plight of wild salmon and steelhead and the lower Snake River dams. LINK …