A report by the Bonneville Power Administration found replacing the four lower Snake River dams while meeting clean energy goals and reliability is possible but comes at a substantial cost. It ...

Less than a month after President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum revoking a Biden-era agreement regarding the ...

Controversy heats up over removal of Lower Snake River dams as orcas suffer losses . Originally published September 22, 2018 at 6:00 am Updated May 13, 2019 at 9:18 am ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In recent years, there's been a growing push from environmentalists to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River in southeastern Washington to help rejuvenate salmon populations ...

Three federal agencies on Friday released a long-awaited report on the environmental impact of breaching four dams on the lower Snake River, rejecting removal in favor of increasing spill to help ...

The Little Goose Lock and Dam is one of four lower Snake River dams officials have considered breaching to help salmon populations recover. Photo by Matthew Cole/U.S. Dept. of Defense July 13 ...

Dam removal on the Lower Snake River is still on the table as talks continue over salmon survival and the operation of dams in the Columbia Basin. After two years of settlement talks, ...

LONGVIEW — A new study commissioned by an association of river commercial groups says removing the four Lower Snake River dams to improve salmon runs would cost $2.3 billion over the next 30 ...

Included is the launch of several studies into the possibility of removing the Snake River basin’s four dams. The Lower Granite Dam is located approximately 40 miles downstream of Lewiston, Idaho.

Controversy over removing the Lower Snake River dams has simmered for decades. But the West's dam removal movement hasn't slowed down in recent years.

FILE - The Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax, Wash., on May 15, 2019. The Biden administration has released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower ...