Explore this page to find news articles, links to radio and television, blog posts and more -- all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
Explore this page to find news articles, links to radio and television, blog posts and more -- all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
Jul 11, 2024 - E&E News: Columbia River Treaty deal would boost US energy capacity
Jul 11, 2024 - Seattle Times: Record sockeye salmon run on Columbia now threatened by hot water
Jul 11, 2024 - Idaho Statesman: Northwest U.S., Canada reach vital Columbia River pact. Some worry it’s not enough to protect salmon
Jul 11, 2024 - OPB: US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
Jun 26, 2024 - InvestigateWest: The Federal Government Just Acknowledged the Harm Its Dams Have Caused Tribes. Here’s What It Left Out.
Jun 26, 2024 - E&E News: Reclamation weighs how to keep taps open on Lower Snake River
Jun 19, 2024 - The Lewiston Tribune: Report: Dams hurt salmon and tribes
Jun 19, 2024 - The New York Times: Federal Dams Harm Native American Communities, U.S. Acknowledges
Jun 18, 2024 - AP News: US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
Jun 18, 2024 - Seattle Times: Biden administration acknowledges harms of Columbia River dams on Indigenous people
Apr 22, 2024 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: ‘Every part of this soil is sacred’: Restore respect for our shared home
Apr 3, 2024 - Seattle Times: Extinction risk to southern residents orcas accelerating as researchers raise alarm
Feb 23, 2024 - NWNews: Tribes, governments sign historic agreement that's a 'path forward' for salmon, dams
Feb 23, 2024 - AP News: White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
Feb 23, 2024 - E&E News: White House celebrates $1B deal to save Columbia River Basin salmon
Feb 23, 2024 - Seattle Times: PNW tribal nations, states sign historic Columbia Basin agreement with U.S.
Jan 31, 2024 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Dam deal’s in eye of beholder
Jan 16, 2024 - KUOW: 'They're our relatives.' Samish Indian Nation prepares to welcome new orca calf to Puget Sound
Jan 2, 2024 - The Oregonian: Efforts of tribes pay off in historic agreement on Snake River dam removals
Dec 18, 2023 - High Country News: Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement
Dec 18, 2023 - NPB: Historic agreement seen as a harbinger to Snake River dam removal
Dec 15, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: It’s official: Dam agreement announced
Dec 15, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Salmon and dam agreement formally announced, features $1 billion in federal funds and pause on lawsuits
Dec 15, 2023 - Seattle Times: Biden administration promises $1 billion more for salmon, clean energy — but punts on Lower Snake River dam removal in major agreement
Dec 15, 2023 - NPR: Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon
Dec 15, 2023 - AP News: Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden administration is a road map to breach Snake River dams
Dec 15, 2023 - E&E News: White House pledges $1B to restore Pacific Northwest salmon, steelhead
Dec 15, 2023 - Tri-City Herald: ‘Historic’ Columbia River agreement called ‘roadmap’ to breaching Snake River dams
Dec 13, 2023 - The Spokesman-Review: Cantwell, Risch urge Biden, Trudeau to prioritize negotiations on critical Columbia River Treaty provisions
Nov 30, 2023 - AP: Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached
Nov 9, 2023 - CBC News: Sinixt want a say in Columbia River Treaty renegotiations
Nov 5, 2023 - Global News: First Nations in B.C. seek salmon return to Columbia Basin in new treaty with U.S
Nov 3, 2023 - NWNews: Tribal members gather to demand the federal government uphold treaty obligations, protect salmon
Nov 3, 2023 - Seattle Times: Northwest Tribes build momentum in large gathering for dam removal, salmon restoration
Oct 25, 2023 - Vancouver Sun: Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up
Oct 19, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: ‘Unusually large’ toxic algal bloom covers 30-mile stretch of the Lower Snake River
Oct 13, 2023 - KUOW: Large Snake River toxic algal bloom hasn’t happened before
Oct 12, 2023 - Seattle Times: Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals
Oct 2, 2023 - Lewiston-Tribune: Demonstrators gather for a free-flowing Snake River
Sep 28, 2023 - Spokesman Review: ‘This is historic’: Biden orders whole-of-government effort to restore salmon in Columbia, Snake rivers
Sep 27, 2023 - Seattle Times: President Biden calls for abundant salmon in Columbia, Snake rivers
Sep 26, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Feds back tribal-led salmon campaign
Sep 1, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Federal government, salmon advocates agree to continue talks that could lead to breaching Snake River dams
Sep 1, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Parties seek extension in dams debate
Sep 1, 2023 - Seattle Times: Dam removal still on table as settlement talks over Lower Snake River operations continue
Aug 28, 2023 - Seattle Times: Celebrating the life of Tokitae the orca on San Juan Island
Aug 4, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Snake River sockeye run sputters
Jul 24, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Sockeye begin epic Northwest journey
Jul 19, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Dam Study: More research required
Jun 27, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Environmentalists, politicians clash over Republican hearing to defend Snake River dams
Jun 21, 2023 - Seattle Times: The massive dam removal on the Klamath may save salmon but can’t solve the West’s water crisis
Jun 14, 2023 - Seattle Times: As the West’s dam removal movement presses on, could the Lower Snake be next?
May 22, 2023 - Northwest Public Broadcasting: PNW artists’ work evokes salmon to educate, inspire change
May 18, 2023 - Public News Service: Historic Step Forward for Snake River Dam Replacement in WA Budget
Apr 26, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: This year’s return could be one of the smallest on record, and it appears there are a number of factors at play
Apr 20, 2023 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: As Expiration Date Nears, U.S., Canada Pushing To Finish Columbia River Treaty Negotiations By June; Uncertainty Over Future Operations A Motivator
Apr 13, 2023 - Idaho News 6: Idaho Youth head to U.S. Capitol to protect Salmon and Steelhead
Apr 10, 2023 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Canada, U.S. Meet For 16th Round Of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations; Biden, Trudeau Issue Statement
Apr 3, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Anti-dam overtakes listening session
Mar 27, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Washington expected to have a limited spring chinook season
Mar 24, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Bills unveiled to save Snake River dams
Mar 21, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: President Biden pledges support for efforts to restore salmon runs on the Snake and Columbia rivers
Mar 16, 2023 - Public News Service: In DC, Focus on Fish, NW Energy Grid
Mar 15, 2023 - Seattle Times: WA teen keeps youth at root of environmental movement
Feb 13, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Overall run forecast calls for more fish than last year; numbers on the Snake River are down slightly
Feb 9, 2023 - Phys.org: Salmon deplete fat stores while stopped at dams, study shows
Dec 1, 2022 - Spokesman-Review: Northwest Tribal leaders welcome Biden’s new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit
Nov 18, 2022 - Seattle Times: ‘Momentous:’ Feds advance largest dam demo in US history
Nov 17, 2022 - Seattle Times: 5 exhibitions to see during Native American Heritage Month
Nov 1, 2022 - OPB: Hundreds of gallons of oil leak into Snake River from Little Goose Dam
Oct 7, 2022 - KUOW: Salmon advocates ask to include healthy ecosystems in Columbia River Treaty
Oct 3, 2022 - OPB: Federal report recommends removing four Lower Snake River dams to protect salmon
Sep 26, 2022 - OPB: The racism, and resilience, behind today’s Pacific Northwest salmon crisis
Sep 23, 2022 - The Lewiston Tribune: Speaking up for salmon
Sep 23, 2022 - Capital Press: Q&A: Simpson continues to push lower Snake River dam plan
Sep 20, 2022 - The Capital Press: Environmental groups urge update of Columbia River Treaty
Aug 31, 2022 - New York Times: Breaching Dams ‘Must Be an Option’ to Save Salmon, Washington Democrats Say
Aug 29, 2022 - AP News: Columbia River's Salmon Are at the Core of Ancient Religion
Aug 29, 2022 - KREM2: Inslee, Murray recommend taking action to make breaching Snake River dams a 'viable option'
Aug 26, 2022 - OPB: Benefits of Snake River dams must be replaced before breaching to save salmon, report says
Aug 26, 2022 - Spokesman-Review: Murray and Inslee conclude breaching Snake River dams ‘not an option right now,’ while calling status quo unsustainable for salmon
Aug 26, 2022 - Seattle Times: Inslee, Murray say Snake River dam removal possible, but not yet
Aug 26, 2022 - Spokesman-Review: Snake River spring Chinook struggling like never before, feds decide against classifying them as ‘endangered’
Aug 25, 2022 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SNAKE RIVER: Energy, fishing, conservation groups respond to Sen. Murray’s & Gov. Inslee’s presumptive plan for dam replacement
Aug 16, 2022 - Tri-City Herald: ‘Who are we without salmon?’ Tribes gather along dammed Snake River to call for action
Aug 15, 2022 - The New York Times: Plaintiffs in Long Fight Over Endangered Salmon Hope a Resolution is near
Aug 5, 2022 - OPB: Groups seek pause in long-running Columbia River Basin salmon dispute
Aug 5, 2022 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Salmon and dam talks get another year
Aug 4, 2022 - OPB and ProPublica: How the BPA is contributing to salmon’s decline in the Northwest
Jul 28, 2022 - NWNews: Federal report recommends breaching Lower Snake River dams to restore salmon