Hundreds of gallons of oil leak into Snake River
For 90 days, an oil leak went undetected by the Army Corps of Engineers at Little Goose Dam in southeastern Washington. 300 to 600 gallons …
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It’s All Home Water: Restorative Shovels and Dynamite
Upstream of the Snake River dams in Idaho, Riggins waits for the fish to return. By the time steelhead or salmon pass the town of …
Infrastructure bill would let Bonneville Power borrow $10 billion
Environmental groups say the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that will allow the cash-strapped Bonneville Power Administration to borrow an extra $10 billion will perpetuate a …
EPA Releases Blinding Glimpse Of The Obvious
An Environmental Protection Agency report provides details about how the federal government dams in the Snake and Columbia river system raise summer water temperatures, hurting …
Wild salmon likely doomed by more talk
A guest column by Pete Soverel and David Moskowitz of The Conservation Angler. regarding the latest round of kicking the can down the road on …
Snake River dam spills up to 300 gallons of oil into river
Up to 300 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Snake River from a leaking, power-generating turbine at Lower Monumental Dam. It’s not the …
Changes to dams on Columbia, Snake rivers would benefit salmon, hydropower and orcas
After decades of arguments and court challenges, a landmark agreement supported by states, tribes and federal agencies is expected to change how water is spilled …
Study: It’s Possible To Replace Snake River Dams With Renewable Energy
Lower Snake River dams could be replaced by a variety of renewable energy resources, according to a new study by the NW Energy Coalition. The advocacy group says …
9th Circuit orders dam spills to protect migrating salmon, steelhead
A U.S. appeals court on Monday affirmed an order to spill more water over Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead …
Study: dams led to salmon die-off on Snake River
A study released earlier this month shows how dams were responsible for lethally hot water that killed sockeye salmon on the lower Snake River in …