The administration of President Donald Trump recently took action to halt efforts that could have led to the breaching of the ...

And for decades, people who care about the river and rely on it have debated removing four of the lower Snake River dams — the four that most impact the restrained waterway. SURGICAL REMOVAL ...

The spring chinook run on the Snake River has just concluded, and this year was supposed to be consequential for the struggling fish. Four years ago, environmental activists wrote in these pages that ...

“The (Lower Snake River) dams’ greatest value are their ability to meet power grid demands during times of emergency, such as hot or cold weather snaps from California to Montana,” Peters said.

The Herald Editorial Board needs to be applauded for its recent editorial about the lower Snake River dams and salmon (“Waiting could force bad choice on dams, salmon,” The Herald, July 5).

Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon. That’s according to a federal report on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin that came out today.

The Snake River is the largest tributary of the Columbia River. In 1960 and 1970s, the federal government built four dams on the Lower Snake River in southeastern Washington to improve navigation ...

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 ...

The four lower Snake River dams in eastern Washington state are not just structures; they are the backbone of Northern Nevada’s electricity supply.

“The Lower Snake River dams emit more than 70 times that annually,” the report says. Oregon Capital Chronicle focuses on deep and useful reporting on Oregon state government, politics and policy.

Final authority to breach the four lower Snake River dams remains with the 535 members of Congress. Most Popular 1 Willamette Valley woman killed in crash with swather 2 Late […] ...