Conservationists and the state of Oregon have asked a federal court to approve changes to dam operations on the lower Snake ...

It’s the first major development in the decades-long legal battle since the Trump administration blew up a 2023 agreement for ...

A long-running court battle over how to balance protections for endangered fish with hydropower dams in the Columbia River ...

Environmental and recreation groups represented by the Earthjustice law firm are seeking a preliminary injunction, asking a ...

The state of Oregon and environmental and fishing groups are seeking a court order to adjust dam operations to help dwindling salmon populations in the Columbia and Snake rivers. The filing earlier ...

A coalition of Tribes, conservation groups, and state governments have asked a court to force dam operators to make several ...

Our region was on the cusp of making real progress toward a comprehensive and collaborative solution to these intertwined challenges with the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, t ...

They argue that hydropower operations must be adjusted to help save imperiled salmon in the Columbia and Snake rivers.

Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the federal Columbia River Power System. ...

Lasers used at McNary Dam emit a bright green light that creates a large dot. Birds interpret the dot as a solid object which they avoid as a potential threat. (East Oregonian, File) PORTLAND — The ...

The possibility of removing four Snake River dams — Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam — has long been a contentious one that has generally split along party ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 222 salmonid boats and ...