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The summer’s early snowmelt, record temperatures and drought in the Northwest killed young hatchery fish and adult fish returning to spawn. And federal…
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An audacious proposal to revive the Columbia River’s historic Celilo Falls drew heavy flak when it was aired at the Oregon Legislature Thursday.The idea…
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It's been 75 years since salmon and steelhead last swam into the upper reaches of the Columbia River above Grand Coulee Dam.Grand Coulee Dam and nearby…
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A little-known fact about Columbia River dams is that a valuable chunk of the power generated on the U.S. side goes to Canada under an international…
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An extensive investigation by the Grant County utility district revealed Tuesday that a host of problems caused the massive crack in Wanapum Dam on the…
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Hydropower dams built without fish ladders have blocked migratory fish from the upper reaches of the Columbia and Snake Rivers for decades.Tribal leaders…
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Dam engineers are continuing to keep the pool behind the ailing structure drawn down to relieve pressure.So far, they don’t know how bad the crack in the…
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Once upon a time, salmon and steelhead swam over a thousand miles upriver to the headwaters of the mighty Columbia River, at the foot of the Rockies in…
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British Columbia has staked out a negotiating position on a cross-border water treaty that puts it at odds with public utilities and ratepayers in the…
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The American negotiating position became clearer Friday in what promises to be difficult bargaining to update a water treaty with Canada.After years of…