Inslee, Murray Release ‘Lower Snake Dams Benefits Replacement Report’; ‘It’s Clear That Breach Is Not An Option Right Now’

Council Hears Three Presentations On Groups’ Commissioned Studies Analyzing Power Impacts Of Lower Snake Dam Breaching

NOAA Taking Comments From Fisheries Managers On Salmon Rebuilding Report Key To Administration’s Collaborative Recovery Efforts

Judge Agrees To Extend Stay On Columbia/Snake Salmon Recovery Case For Another Year As Parties Seek ‘Comprehensive Solutions’

Salmon, Steelhead Reintroduction In Blocked Areas Above Deschutes River Dams See Best Spring Chinook Return Yet

Snake River Sockeye Now Showing Up In Stanley Basin, 66 Percent That Passed Bonneville Dam Made It To Lower Granite Dam

Beat The Heat: Nearly 2,000 Snake River Sockeye Slip Past Reservoirs Into Salmon River Before High Temps Hit

Corps Seeking Comment On Proposal To Dredge Navigation Channel In Lower Granite Dam Reservoir, Ports’ Berthing Areas

Extinction Risk For World’s Only Winter-Run Chinook: Eggs Moved To Cold Water Above Shasta Reservoir, Could Inform Reintroduction Above Dams

White House Issues Reports On Basin Salmon Recovery, Costs; ‘Business As Usual’ Not Restoring ESA-Listed Salmon, Steelhead

A Salmon From Upper Columbia Blocked Area Returns; Tribes Tracking Released Juveniles As Part Of Reintroduction Effort

OSU, Yurok Tribe Launch Partnership To Study What Klamath River Watershed Will Look Like After Dam Removal

Federal Mediators For Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery Hope For Extension Of Litigation Pause; Would Give More Time For Comprehensive Plan

Basin-Wide Flooding Emergency: Entire Federal Hydro System Operating To Keep Columbia River Levels Down At Vancouver

BPA To Raise Annual Fish/Wildlife Budget By 8.7 Percent Starting 2024; Has Assessed Hatchery, Fish Screen Maintenance Needs

House Bill Includes ‘Columbia River Restoration’ Section; Would Include Assessment Of Lower Snake River Dams’ Impacts On Economy, Fish

California Drought Means Less Hydro; Will Increase Electricity Prices Across The West, Increase CO2 Emissions

Water Tradeoffs During Drought: Idaho Wants Upper Snake Storage Water Slated For Downstream Salmon Held Back For Native Resident Fish

River Managers Approve High Flows Out Of Libby Dam (Montana) To Prompt Endangered Kootenai River White Sturgeon Spawning

Rapidly Changing Energy Landscape: BPA Joins Regional Power Sales Market, Balances Supply/Demand Every Five Minutes

Oregon Details How It Intends To Manage Fishing On Columbia River Tributaries As Wild Steelhead Numbers Remain Historically Low

Even With Recent Snow, Rain Willamette Basin Reservoirs Will See Tough Water Year; Less Available For Fish In Summer, Fall

Without New Spillway Detectors Hard To Know If Higher Spill At Columbia/Snake Dams Is Benefitting Salmon

Council Decision Memo To Bonneville Power Administration Calls For Agency To Address Flat-Funding Of Basin Fish/Wildlife Mitigation Projects

© Copyright 1997- 2026 Columbia Basin Bulletin. All rights reserved.