snake river dams

An Oregon judge has ordered changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers, claiming current federal plans would further harm salmon runs.

A big thumbs up from a Washington state senator on the decision to stop federal talks about breaching the Snake River dams

Over the last four years, the Biden administration led a constant tirade of attacks on the four Lower Snake River dams.

Earlier this month, the Trump Administration issued a memo, pulling out of the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement.  Supporters of the Snake River dams applauded the move, saying this will keep the vital infrastructure in place for the foreseeable future.  Central...

Oregon’s Democrat Representatives have expressed their displeasure with the Trump Administration’s decision last week to withdraw from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement.  The statement read:    "We are deeply disappointed in President Trump’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement. This agreement enabled a pause ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum revoking the Biden Administration’s “Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native Fish Populations in the Columbia River Basin” Memorandum.  President Trump...

For a variety of reasons, there are multiple politicians, groups, and organizations that say they want the dams on the Snake River removed.  Casey Chumrau, CEO of the Washington Grain Commission said many outside of agriculture don’t appreciate what those dams do, and provide for farmers across the Northwest and beyond.  She said over...

Concern is growing in farm country that while the Snake River dams may not be physically removed, environmental groups may successfully get the dams “functionally disabled” in the name of fish conservation.  Eastern Oregon Representative Cliff Bentz during last week’s Natural Resources Subcommittee on the Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries said the conversation around fish populations is not looking i

On Wednesday, Lawmakers from across the Northwest, including central Washington’s Dan Newhouse, eastern Washington’s Michael Baumgartner, eastern Oregon’s Cliff Bentz, and northern Idaho’s Russ Fulcher introduced legislation aimed at protecting the Lower Snake River dams.  The three bills include:   ...

A Washington state senator is pushing to keep the four lower Snake River dams intact.  Senator Matt Boehnke said the dams are vital for agriculture, the economy and energy security.   "And really, at the end of the day, it keeps costs low in our environment that we're seeing the budget crisis in the state, we're having cost issues throughout. We want the ...