snake river

Several groups say the Snake River dams are making the river too hot for sockeye salmon. Now, they’re planning to sue the federal government.

A large oil leak went undetected for 90 days at a dam on the Lower Snake River.

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are tagging and releasing lamprey to learn more about their journey to sea from inland rivers.

Environmental groups plan to pause their 20-year legal battle to protect salmon.

Two eastern Washington members of Congress are promoting hydropower as a mainstay in the future of clean energy. The bill they’re sponsoring would expand…

The fight over salmon and dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers could be headed back to the courtroom. Conservation and fishing groups say the federal…

Federal agencies have finalized a plan that will keep the Snake River Dams in place. It allows for more springtime spill over dams to help juvenile salmon…

The Snake River dams in Washington would remain in place under a final study released Friday, July 31, by federal agencies. The plan guides dam management…

The federal government kicked off teleconference meetings Tuesday on its draft plan to manage the Columbia and Snake River dams. In-person meetings were…

The Snake River dams in Washington would stay in place under the federal government’s preferred plan for the Columbia River System. On Friday federal…