Columbia River Treaty: More electricity, trickier flood Columbia River Treaty: More electricity, trickier flood A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower across the river basin.States NewsroomStates Newsroom
Agencies to revise environmental study for Columbia basin damsAgencies to revise environmental study for Columbia basin damsSupplemental study will consider new data about dam breaching, which environmental advocates say would restore salmon, steelhead populations.States NewsroomStates Newsroom
Snake River tribes fight to keep fishing traditions aliveSnake River tribes fight to keep fishing traditions aliveThe U.S. government recently recognized the harm caused by the dams and has promised to work to restore salmon runs but tribal members doubt much will change.States NewsroomStates Newsroom
Salmon groups sue to defund Lower Columbia River Basin hatcheriesSalmon groups sue to defund Lower Columbia River Basin hatcheriesConservationists say salmon hatcheries on the Columbia River are harming wild fish populations and the species that need them for food.Courthouse NewsCourthouse News