According to Earthjustice, spilling more water over dams would allow more juvenile fish to pass over the dams instead of through hydroelectric turbines, and the lower reservoir levels would shorten ...

Within minutes of reaching the banks of the Klamath River, we saw them — four or five large Chinook salmon, their ...

SPOKANE — U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse and numerous other Republican lawmakers have sent a letter opposing the removal of four dams on the Snake River to restore wild runs of salmon. The lawmakers sent the ...

BOISE, Idaho — At a visit to a Nez Perce Hatchery near Lewiston, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke of a future without dams on the Snake River. The Nez Perce traditionally relied on salmon as a critical ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrived in the Tri-Cities this week on a tour of some of Washington state's energy ...

Tribes and states seek to lift litigation stay after Trump canceled dam agreement 2023 deal paused lawsuits for five years in exchange for $1B salmon investment Trump’s order ends study efforts, ...

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 ...

Kennedy's dam comments sparked rare public clash with Idaho Republican leaders. State lawmakers defend dams for hydropower, trade, and Idaho's water sovereignty. Science agency supports dam breaching ...