Budris said that the dam removal process is slated to begin sometime in 2027 with a projected completion in 2028. Once ...

The Biden White House had pledged to help tribes develop enough renewable energy sources to replace the output of four dams on the Snake River, which salmon advocates have long wanted to remove.

COLUMBIA BASIN, WA. - President Trump is taking action to preserve the hydroelectric dams in the Columbia Basin area. In a memorandum signed on Thursday, June 13, by the president, the move ...

The Trump administration canceled a deal that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon.

The Biden Administration would then enter into an agreement (that bypassed Congress) which would eventually see the Lower Snake River Dams breached. Renewed optimism about reversing course happened ...

Most recently, in 2021 dam opponents claimed that wild Spring Chinook on the Snake River would be “functionally extinct” this year. In fact, returns this year are slightly above the 10-year average.

“The MOU put our region on a path toward breaching the four lower Snake River dams, failing to consider the devastating economic impact such action would have on the region and the vital role that the ...

It has long maintained that the Lower Snake River dams are essential to the competitiveness of American agriculture. In addition to enabling navigation for more than 10% of US wheat exports, the dams ...

The city of Faribault is seeking feedback on different options for possible improvements to the Woolen Mill Dam and the north dam of the Cannon River.

Male coho salmon hang out in Lapwai Creek as they wait for females to spawn with. About 18,300 adult coho returning from the Pacific Ocean have passed Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River west of ...

Trump halts Biden-led plans to breach Snake River dams in WA, highlighting concerns over energy costs, power grid reliability, and economic impact.