For years, the debate over the lower Snake River dams has been driven by political promises rather than practical realities. Recently, Washington State University offered a rare moment of clarity in ...

Trump revoked Biden-era policies aimed at breaching WA Snake River dams. Supporters cite dam removal risks to energy reliability, trade and costs. Opponents warn reversal threatens salmon recovery and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental groups and the state of Oregon asked a judge Tuesday to OK a suite of changes to dam operations in the Columbia ...

The first Columbia River Hot Water Report of 2025 tells a sickening tale. Salmon need cool, free-running rivers to survive. A series of hot, stagnant lakes behind dams just won’t cut it, but per the ...

ICE HARBOR DAM — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in the Tri-Cities this week on a tour of some of Washington state's energy infrastructure, including a dam on the Lower Snake River. The ...

Lower Snake River dams now offset 75% of Washington's wind and solar power. Spring Chinook salmon returns rose from 1,105 in 1995 to over 53,000 in 2025. Federal study supports dam retention, citing ...

The December 2025 floods in Washington state heavily damaged the fish habitat here in the Northwest region. It is probable that most chinook, pink salmon and chum eggs laid in the watersheds of the ...

From 1975: The Little Goose Dam on the Snake River was officially dedicated, marking the completion of the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Granite string of dams. “This is in every ...

WASHINGTON — Fifty years ago in June, elected officials gathered in Lewiston to celebrate a remarkable feat: With the completion of the Lower Snake River dams, a $1 billion project had effectively ...

Marchers call for the removal of Snake River dams to aid in salmon recovery during the Stop Salmon Extinction rally and march on the Capitol Campus in Olympia, Washington, in 2022. Tony Overman ...