snake river dams

For Northwest tribes, removing the four lower Snake River dams means more than just saving salmon, more than just saving the orcas that rely on salmon for food. More than 15 tribes joined together this week in Tulalip, Wash., to demand the federal government uphold their treaty obligations.

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.

Four congress members listened to testimony about whether the four Lower Snake River dams should stay in place or be removed.

If U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is appointed the new head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, she said she has big plans for the country’s energy landscape.

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

Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon. That’s according to a federal report on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin that came out today.

A much-awaited report said removing the four Lower Snake River dams shouldn't happen right now, but dam removal is the best way to protect Snake River salmon.

Climate change is hurting salmon in the Columbia River Basin. According to a draft report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are several solutions, including breaching the four Lower Snake River dams.

Breaching the dams would be the best way to remove Snake River salmon runs from the Endangered Species List and the best way to maintain treaty and trust obligations with tribes, according to the report. It could cost from $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion.

Four members of U.S. Congress got a close look at Washington’s Snake River dams.