Environmental groups and the Nez Perce Tribe have filed a lawsuit to stop proposed dredging of the lower Snake River to aid barge traffic from Lewiston, Idaho — the farthest inland seaport on ...

Environmentally, barges produce 10% of the carbon per ton-mile of cargo compared to trucks, “so it would be a tremendous increase in carbon emissions through the Snake River corridor,” she said.

The inland waterways report in September 2022 edition of Marine News focused on issues facing the Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD) in the northwest, in U.S.

The volume of freight and grain moving through the Snake River dams increases every year, and rumors to the contrary are wrong, members of a federal advisory committee say. TrendingComplaints […] ...

The barge is one of four carrying wheat on the Columbia River from the Snake River area in eastern Washington. Shaver Transportation of Portland says there were four crew members on board when one ...

The overall decline in shipping on the river adds a new element to the regional debate on taking out four dams on the Lower Snake. Built beginning in the 1950s to provide hydropower, irrigation ...

"It's relaxing," said Tidewater Barge Lines captain James Fletcher. "The Snake River canyons are beautiful. During part of the year they're green, and as summer comes along they get more brown.

The barge is one of four carrying wheat on the Columbia River from the Snake River area in eastern Washington. Shaver Transportation of Portland says there were four crew members on board when one ...