Aug 21, 2025 - The Seattle Times: Joel Kawahara, 70, lifelong fisher, dies at sea after leaving Neah Bay

Aug 4, 2025 - WA national monument, made in 2000, is still protected by this family

Aug 4, 2025 - Baker River sockeye storm back in record run — overcoming 2 dams

Jul 22, 2025 - Environmental groups sue BPA over power market choice

Jul 21, 2025 - The Columbian: Columbia Basin’s salmon are in hot water, literally, says report from Save Our Wild Salmon

Jul 9, 2025 - News Data: Salmon Managers Begin Safety-Net Strategy for Tucannon Spring Chinook

Jul 8, 2025 - The Oregonian: Salmon, tribal sovereignty, and energy collide

Jun 16, 2025 - Seattle Times: Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR

Jun 16, 2025 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Trump spikes Northwest salmon agreement

Jun 9, 2025 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Report says Snake River chinook and steelhead still in peril

May 29, 2025 - Spokesman-Review: Columbia River salmon restoration hit hard by $1.5B cut to Army Corps of Engineers

May 15, 2025 - Fast Company: These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project

May 14, 2025 - NewsData: Lower Returns for Sockeye, Coho, Steelhead Predicted in 2025

May 2, 2025 - Lewiston Tribune: Salmon and dams comment period extended

Apr 29, 2025 - PNS: Bonneville Power energy market choice impacts NW environment

Apr 7, 2025 - The Columbian: Pause in Columbia River Treaty talks stokes worry for flood control in Vancouver

Mar 27, 2025 - ICT: New studies may lead to removal of Snake River dams

Mar 7, 2025 - Portland Business Journal: Bonneville Power Administration advances controversial energy market decision

Mar 5, 2025 - The Seattle Times: Climate, energy upheavals roil NW power market

Feb 24, 2025 - The Seattle Times: This baby orca is healthy and it’s a girl

Feb 18, 2025 - King 5: Welcome J62: A new female orca joins the Southern Resident family

Feb 10, 2025 - E&E News: Trump admin extends environmental review of Columbia River dams

Jan 27, 2025 - The Seattle Times: How Tahlequah, her dead calf tell the story of climate change

Jan 21, 2025 - Seattle Times: Where is Tahlequah? What we know about the mother orca and her calf

Jan 10, 2025 - Seattle Times: Mother orca Tahlequah still carries dead calf after 11 days

Jan 2, 2025 - Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies

Dec 20, 2024 - The Columbian: ‘Unlawful’ or ‘a critical next step’? Feds to update Columbia River dams’ environmental guidelines

Dec 2, 2024 - Seattle Times: What will a switch from Biden to Trump mean for the Columbia River?

Nov 21, 2024 - E&E News: Proponents of breaching dams see opportunities in Trump era

Nov 11, 2024 - Puget Sound Institute: Some orcas extend their stay in Puget Sound; others visit capture site for first time in years

Oct 14, 2024 - E&E: Lower Snake River flows sufficient even without dams, research finds

Oct 8, 2024 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: All Four Lower Klamath River Dams Removed, Several Years Work Ahead To Restore Formerly Submerged Lands

Sep 30, 2024 - KOIN: Oregon Gov. Kotek signs executive order to restore Columbia Basin

Sep 23, 2024 - E&E News: Lower Snake River ‘temperature diet’ looks to shed degrees

Sep 13, 2024 - Wallowa County Chieftain: First food: What the fish mean for tribes

Aug 19, 2024 - NWPB: Toxic algal bloom found on the Snake River for second year in a row

Aug 6, 2024 - Portland Business Journal: OR, WA senators question Bonneville Power Administration on 'monumental' decision

Jul 31, 2024 - NWPB: Biologists truck Snake River sockeye to cooler Idaho waters

Jul 29, 2024 - HCN: When the dams come down, what happens to barge traffic?

Jul 22, 2024 - Seattle Times: Why 'deadbeat dam' removals are so difficult in WA, PNW

Jul 17, 2024 - E&E News: Record salmon migration runs into hot water

Jul 12, 2024 - HCN: Nez Perce energy transition to save salmon

Jul 12, 2024 - Seattle Times: U.S. and Canada reach deal on Columbia River Treaty

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 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 - Seattle Times: Newborn southern resident orca spotted in Puget Sound

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: 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

Nov 30, 2023 - AP: Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached

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

Nov 1, 2023 - Seattle Times: Lower Snake River dam removal still possible as talks continue

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

Jul 12, 2022 - Seattle Times: White House weighs in on Lower Snake River dam breaching in unusual power play

May 16, 2022 - Seattle Times: Indigenous carvers’ totem pole to journey across Pacific Northwest to bolster dam-removal movement

May 4, 2022 - The Bellingham Herald: ‘Spirit of the Waters’ totem pole journey begins. Here’s where you can see it

Apr 20, 2022 - E&E News: Climate activists put bull's-eye on hydropower dams in Wash.

Apr 5, 2022 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Officials seek change of course in wild salmon recovery

Apr 5, 2022 - The Olympian: Supporters march for salmon survival

Apr 5, 2022 - The News Tribune: Activists rally in Tacoma for Northwest salmon — next event is April 2 in Olympia

Mar 9, 2022 - NW News Network: Study says plans needed to replace Snake River dams power generation

Mar 9, 2022 - The Seattle Times: New calf joins endangered southern resident orcas; 2 other pregnancies lost

Mar 9, 2022 - NRDC: Saving Salmon—from One Generation of Fisherwomen to the Next

Mar 9, 2022 - KIRO 7: Activists create human mural to support saving orcas, salmon

Jan 27, 2022 - Idaho Capital Sun: Idaho heart, Idaho Ark - The Middle Fork is our best chance to sustain salmon in an uncertain future

Jan 14, 2022 - The Lewiston Tribune: RIVER ROAD TRIP PART 2 -- THE JOHN DAY Fewer dams provided migrating fish a significant advantage

Dec 13, 2021 - The Lewiston Tribune: RIVER ROAD TRIP PART 1 -- THE ELWHA RIVER When dams fell, salmon returned

Nov 9, 2021 - OPB: Salmon - the original superabundant food of the Pacific Northwest

Nov 2, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: Analysis - In Washington state, the tide might be turning on breaching Snake River dams

Nov 2, 2021 - Spokesman Review: ‘A giant step’ for salmon: As dam-breaching debate rages, Cantwell quietly secures billions for fish recovery

Oct 26, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Snake River dam litigation put on hold

Oct 26, 2021 - Spokesman Review: 20-year legal tug-of-war between federal managers on the Snake River and conservation and tribal interests may be put on hold until next summer

Oct 26, 2021 - Spokesman Review: ‘With open minds,’ Murray, Inslee detail process to consider breaching Snake River dams

Oct 22, 2021 - Seattle Times: Lawsuit over dams on hold as Gov. Inslee, Sen. Murray pursue breaching assessment on Lower Snake River

Oct 21, 2021 - Time Magazine: Upstream Battle

Oct 18, 2021 - Seattle Times: Washington governor, senator want answers on how to replace benefits of Lower Snake River dams

Oct 15, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Inslee, Murray to ponder future without dams

Oct 15, 2021 - The Spokesman-Review: Inslee, Murray plan to release dam breaching assessment by next summer

Oct 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review: Poll finds most Washington voters support plan to breach Snake River dams

Oct 4, 2021 - Spokesman-Review: Infrastructure bill would let Bonneville Power Administration borrow $10 billion to modernize Northwest power grid, but critics say it props up ‘failed status quo’

Oct 1, 2021 - CBB: With Few Snake River Sockeye Making It To Sawtooth Basin, Endangered Fish Hang On With Captive Breeding, Outplanting Adults Into Lakes

Sep 30, 2021 - Post Register: Dismal returns: 43 sockeye make the journey from the Pacific to central Idaho in 2021

Sep 22, 2021 - OPB: Southern Resident grandmother orca missing and likely dead

Sep 7, 2021 - Seattle Times: Lower Snake River irrigators propose two-dam drawdown, breaking with some farmers and bargers

Aug 26, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Steelhead numbers bad, again

Aug 23, 2021 - WSJ: Declining Salmon Population Threatens Fishing Tourism in Pacific Northwest

Aug 23, 2021 - The Seattle Times: Skinny orcas are up to 3 times more likely to die than healthy whales, new research shows

Aug 17, 2021 - KIVI TV: Excessive heat makes it more difficult for sockeye salmon to return to Idaho

Aug 16, 2021 - The Seattle Times: What does climate report foresee for Northwest?

Aug 12, 2021 - King 5 News: Conservation groups call for removal of lower Snake River Dams to save salmon, orca

Aug 12, 2021 - Katu TV: Conservation groups call for removal of Snake River dams, citing concerns for salmon

Aug 11, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: ‘More and more dire’: Idaho salmon advocates rally for Snake River dam breaching

Aug 11, 2021 - KHQ: Local wildlife advocates work to save endangered salmon populations

Aug 11, 2021 - Seattle Times: This tribe has lived on the coast of Washington for thousands of years. Now climate change is forcing it uphill

Aug 11, 2021 - KUOW - U.S. Senate infrastructure package could ‘significantly improve’ salmon habitat

Aug 3, 2021 - Columbia Insight: As salmon cook in rivers, pressure on Biden mounts

Jul 30, 2021 - Nelson Star: Canada given top marks for Columbia River Treaty public engagement

Jul 29, 2021 - Washington Post: A 25-foot Native American totem pole arrives in D.C. after a journey to sacred lands across U.S.

Jul 29, 2021 - Red Road to DC: Sec. Haaland welcomes totem pole commemorating sacred sites

Jul 20, 2021 - Atmos Magazine: The Frontline - To Our Relatives in the Water

Jul 19, 2021 - YES! Magazine: Tribes Are Leading the Way to Remove Dams and Restore Ecosystems

Jul 19, 2021 - Seattle Times: Lawsuit seeks more spill over Columbia Basin dams for salmon

Jul 19, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: If dams go, then what? Saving salmon, power grid means finding answers now, leaders say

Jul 19, 2021 - L.A. Times: Instead of braving the river, these endangered salmon take the highway

Jul 9, 2021 - OPB: ‘The Very Essence Of Our Being’: Northwest Tribes (And Politicians) Gather To Discuss Future Of Salmon

Jul 9, 2021 - Seattle Times: Historic summit of tribes across Pacific Northwest presses dam removal on Inslee, Biden, Congress

Jul 8, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Tribes call for action on salmon, dams

Jul 1, 2021 - Associated Press: Northwest lawmakers seek progress on Columbia River Treaty

Jun 29, 2021 - Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest heat wave sets up ‘grim’ migration for salmon on Columbia, Snake rivers

Jun 24, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Cold water released from N. Idaho dam to help salmon

Jun 18, 2021 - Columbia Insight: Hydro-fade. Pac NW power production is in dramatic flux

Jun 7, 2021 - Oregon Business: The Salmon and the Snake

May 28, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Northwest tribes unite behind breaching concept

May 28, 2021 - Seattle Times: Northwest tribes unite over GOP congressman’s pitch to breach down Lower Snake River dams

May 24, 2021 - Idaho Mountain Express: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes mark milestone in sockeye recovery efforts at Pettit Lake

May 15, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Simpson calls on his challengers to provide ‘alternatives’

May 14, 2021 - Seattle Times: Gov. Inslee, Washington state’s U.S. senators reject GOP congressman’s pitch on Lower Snake River dam removal

May 11, 2021 - The Spokesman:The U.S. promised the Nez Perce fishing rights. But what if Snake River dams kill off the fish?

May 3, 2021 - ABC News: Snake River among top 10 most endangered rivers in the US, conservation group says

May 2, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: Oregon Congressman joins Idaho’s Mike Simpson in promoting dam removal

May 1, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Water level raised in lower Snake River, fish advocates cry foul

May 1, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Tribe’s fish study is ‘a call to alarm’

Apr 16, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Columbia Basin tribes back Simpson plan

Apr 12, 2021 - Seattle Times: Lummi Nation carvers and allies to embark on national tour to D.C., give totem pole to President Biden

Apr 7, 2021 - The Columbian: Yakama Nation to Emhoff: Breach dams on Snake River

Mar 30, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: Idaho Republican, Oregon Democrat could be the key figures in dam-breaching debate

Mar 30, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Letter from tribal leaders: Breach the lower Snake River dams

Mar 30, 2021 - E&E News: A Republican wants to breach dams. Where are Democrats?

Mar 18, 2021 - La Grande Observer: My Voice: A main stem vision for our upstream economy

Mar 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dan Newhouse, Jaime Herrera Beutler, and Russ Fulcher: The future of the Columbia-Snake River System

Mar 8, 2021 - AP: Study: Chinook salmon are key to orcas all year

Mar 3, 2021 - Spokesman Review: New website imagines the Snake River without dams

Mar 3, 2021 - Seattle Times: COVID and squalor threaten tribal members living in once-abundant Indian fishing sites along Columbia River

Feb 23, 2021 - LMT: Scientists say removing Snake River dams ‘is necessary’ to restore salmon population

Feb 22, 2021 - Peninsula Daily News: Snake River dams proposal draws accolades, criticism

Feb 16, 2021 - Star Tribune: Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams

Feb 7, 2021 - Seattle Times: GOP congressman pitches $34 billion plan to breach Lower Snake River dams in new vision for Northwest

Feb 6, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Rep. Simpson proposal calls for breaching four lower Snake River dams

Feb 6, 2021 - Tri-City Herald: This GOP congressman wants to remove 4 dams to save Idaho’s salmon. It’ll cost billions.

Feb 2, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Another poor chinook return expected

Jan 21, 2021 - New York Times: Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time

Jan 19, 2021 - Hatch Magazine: Scientists draft letter calling on governors to tear down the lower Snake River dams

Jan 19, 2021 - Spokane Public Radio: Report Lays Out Bleak Picture For Northwest Salmon 'Teetering On The Brink Of Extinction'

Jan 19, 2021 - The Oregonian: COVID-19 restaurant downturn, health risks pack double blow to tribal fishers, salmon business

Jan 5, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Salmon workgroup makes its final report

Dec 12, 2020 - Canadian Broadcasting Company: Calls to terminate Columbia River Treaty spark concern after 2 years of negotiations

Dec 7, 2020 - Idaho News 6: Idaho's Salmon Workgroup finalizing recommendations to save salmon and steelhead populations

Nov 30, 2020 - AP: Unique Idaho salmon numbers rise, but extinction looms

Nov 29, 2020 - Seattle Times: Salmon People: A tribe’s decades-long fight to take down the Lower Snake River dams and restore a way of life

Nov 23, 2020 - Seattle Times: What Biden’s agenda on the environment could mean for the Pacific Northwest

Nov 2, 2020 - Idaho Statesman: Idaho’s sockeye salmon run falters again; experts perplexed

Nov 2, 2020 - The American Legion: Maintain or Drain

Oct 26, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Groups plan to sue over latest dams and salmon strategy

Oct 20, 2020 - Seattle Times: The Elwha dams are gone and chinook are surging back, but why are so few reaching the upper river?

Oct 14, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Northwest governors pledge to work with tribes, others for salmon recovery

Oct 12, 2020 - NPR: 2 newborn orcas spotted in Puget Sound in the same month

Oct 6, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Feds formally adopt salmon, dams plan

Oct 6, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Research: Sockeye are in hot water

Oct 6, 2020 - AP: Advocates vow to continue efforts to remove Snake River dams

Sep 25, 2020 - Seattle Times: Another new orca baby born to J pod — the second this month

Sep 18, 2020 - The New York Times: Orca That Carried Dead Calf for 17 Days Gives Birth Again

Sep 18, 2020 - Seattle Times: Orca Tahlequah is a mother again

Sep 18, 2020 - Public News Service: Columbia River Basin Salmon in Hot Water

Sep 3, 2020 - The Spokesman Review: Cooked salmon: Climate change, dams contribute to lethal habitat

Sep 3, 2020 - Magic Valley: As 9 salmon make it back to Pettit Lake, Sho-Ban Tribes play critical role to save sockeye

Sep 3, 2020 - OPB: Repairs on Snake River Dam slow wheat barges at peak of season

Sep 3, 2020 - The Inlander: Nearly 30 years in, Save Our Wild Salmon continues its push to save Snake River fish

Aug 12, 2020 - E&E News: Climate concerns preclude dam breaching — Trump admin

Aug 12, 2020 - Idaho Press: Sockeye salmon return to Redfish Lake, but numbers are still low

Aug 12, 2020 - Walla Walla County Chieftain: Canoes Take Shape

Aug 12, 2020 - The Everett Herald: Editorial - Debate regarding Snake River dams is far from over

Aug 5, 2020 - Seattle Times: Another Washington dam removal — and 37 more miles of salmon habitat restored

Aug 3, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Federal plan keeps lower Snake River dams; legal challenges expected to follow

Aug 3, 2020 - Seattle Times: U.S. - Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon

Jul 30, 2020 - East Oregonian/Columbia Insight: Thermal hopscotch: How Columbia River salmon are adapting to climate change

Jul 24, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Outfitters, guides call out legislators on salmon recovery

Jul 23, 2020 - Post Register: Salmon work group closer to making recommendations

Jul 20, 2020 - Seattle Times: Nooksack River dam finally coming down, freeing miles for fish habitat

Jul 14, 2020 - KING5 TV: Blasting begins on Middle Fork Nooksack dam to restore salmon habitat

Jul 8, 2020 - Herald Net: A major fish barrier on the Pilchuck River is coming down

Jul 2, 2020 - Columbia Insight: How (and why) to fix the U.S.-Canada Columbia River Treaty

Jun 30, 2020 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Snake River dams in hot water

Jun 9, 2020 - Peninsula Daily News: Kilmer comments on Snake River dams

Jun 4, 2020 - Peninsula Daily News: Port Angeles council co-signs Snake River dam letter

May 26, 2020 - Seattle Times: Washington state aims to regulate water temperature at federal dams, wading into controversy

May 26, 2020 - Public News Service: Sockeye Salmon: Canary in Coal Mine for Health of NW Rivers

May 21, 2020 - Tri-Cities Business News: Guest Contributor: Let’s work to find a new path forward

May 21, 2020 - Oregonlive: Columbia, Snake river dam operators must make plan to keep waters cold enough for salmon survival

May 6, 2020 - E&E News: Calif. greenlights massive Klamath River dam removal

Apr 20, 2020 - Seattle Times: Electric utilities, conservation groups unite to seek solutions for Columbia River Basin dams

Apr 20, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Idaho fishing towns object to Columbia River study

Mar 12, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Simpson offers critical remarks on river study

Mar 12, 2020 - LMT: Groups want more time to comment on river plan

Mar 12, 2020 - E&E News: Spotlight turns to states as critics slam feds' salmon plan

Mar 6, 2020 - Indian Country Today: Nez Perce Tribe calls for leadership on lower Snake River restoration and accurate, complete, and transparent information on impacts of four lower Snake River Dams

Mar 1, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Feds - Snake River dams should stay

Feb 28, 2020 - E&E News: Pacific Northwest salmon review is Groundhog Day to greens

Feb 28, 2020 - AP/Seattle Times: Feds reject removal of 4 Snake River dams in key report

Feb 27, 2020 - Seattle Times: For the First Time in 20 Years, Feds Take a Deep Look at Hydroelectric Dam Removal on the Lower Snake River

Feb 25, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Groups Call for Action on Fish

Feb 24, 2020 - East Oregonian: Oregon looks upstream to the lower Snake River

Feb 24, 2020 - Idaho Statesman: These groups disagree on salmon. Now, they’re calling on NW governors to collaborate

Feb 21, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Report: Idahoans split on breaching the four lower Snake River dams

Feb 21, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Anemic Chinook return predicted

Feb 21, 2020 - Spokesman Review: Free-flowing vision: Q&A with wild salmon advocate Sam Mace

Feb 21, 2020 - Idaho Statesman: Oregon gov: Snake River dam removal critical to save salmon. Republicans say that’s too extreme

Feb 21, 2020 - CBB: Oregon Governor Expresses Support For Lower Snake Dam Removal; Must Mitigate ‘Potential Harm To Vital Sectors’

Feb 21, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Fish School: Part 5

Jan 29, 2020 - Seattle Times: Another southern resident orca feared dead

Jan 29, 2020 - National Public Radio: Northwest Salmon In Peril, And Efforts To Save Them Scale Up

Jan 29, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Fish school - Part I

Jan 29, 2020 - KEPRTV: Experts meet for public panel on Snake River dams

Jan 29, 2020 - Oregon Public Broadcasting: Dams vs. Salmon

Jan 29, 2020 - Courthouse News: Four Washington Dams Again on Chopping Block

Jan 19, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Discussion on dams draws crowd

Dec 9, 2019 - Capital Press: Environmentalist calls for discussions on Snake River dams

Dec 7, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Outfitters discuss grim outlook

Nov 22, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: 2 Idaho rivers remain open for steelhead fishing. Guides say closure causes confusion

Nov 17, 2019 - Tri-City Herald: Republicans, outraged by no dam-breaching session in Tri-Cities, get their way

Nov 17, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Low steelhead numbers prompt review

Nov 17, 2019 - Seattle Times: New drone, underwater footage of orcas stuns researchers, gives intimate look at killer whales’ family life

Oct 30, 2019 - Post Register: Fish woes debated by Salmon panelists

Oct 28, 2019 - Post Register: Without redoubled conservation efforts 'the trajectory is clear' for wild salmon

Oct 28, 2019 - NBC News: Salmon shortage threatens food chain in Pacific NW

Oct 25, 2019 - Q13 Fox: Scientists warn of salmon extinction if Snake River dams stay

Oct 25, 2019 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: EPA Releases Draft Columbia River Cold Water Refuge Plan; 12 Tributaries Tagged For Protection; Scientists’ Letter Says Lower Snake Dam Breaching Needed To Reduce Temps For Fish

Oct 25, 2019 - Spokane Favs: Event seeks to create a better future for lower Snake River

Oct 23, 2019 - LA Times: Trump team weakens endangered species protections for California salmon and delta smelt

Oct 23, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Scientists assert only breaching can cool Northwest waterways

Oct 23, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Scientists assert only breaching can cool Northwest waterways

Oct 23, 2019 - E&E News: Energy Transitions - The new weapon in the war over dam removal: Economics

Oct 14, 2019 - Seattle Times: Yakama, Lummi tribal leaders call for removal of three lower Columbia River dams

Oct 14, 2019 - Inlander: Washington tribes call for removal of Columbia River dams, reject doctrine of Christian discovery

Oct 9, 2019 - KNKX: Orca task force adds 13 recommendations at final meeting as 'biological extinction' looms

Oct 7, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Salmon group still getting its sea legs, Members struggle to define scope of work

Sep 30, 2019 - Seattle Times: Chasing a memory - In California, orcas and salmon have become so scarce people have forgotten what once was. Will the Northwest be next?

Sep 30, 2019 - CBB: Memo Offers Preliminary 2019 Juvenile Salmon/Steelhead Survival Estimates Through Columbia/Snake Dams; Sockeye Show Improvement

Sep 26, 2019 - High Country News: Courts can’t keep Columbia and Snake River salmon from the edge of extinction

Sep 25, 2019 - Greenwire: Time running out for crusading biologist's war on dams

Sep 25, 2019 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Idaho F&G panel votes to close all steelhead fishing on area rivers

Sep 19, 2019 - CBB: Columbia/Snake Steelhead runs downgraded again, so far only 25 percent of average; Idaho considers closing fishing, other states would follow

Sep 19, 2019 - CBB: NOAA Fisheries proposes expanding critical habitat for killer whales from Washington to California; New details on eating Columbia River fish

Sep 19, 2019 - Seattle Times: Feds seek expanded habitat protection as salmon, orcas battle climate  change, habitat degradation

Sep 18, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Idaho to consider closing steelhead fishing on Clearwater/Snake rivers

Sep 16, 2019 - NY Times: How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’

Sep 16, 2019 - The Oregonian: Columbia River barge passage to be closed for over 2 more weeks, authorities say

Sep 11, 2019 - Daily Kos: As killer whales starve to death, public anger drives a shift in the political winds

Sep 11, 2019 - The Lens: Stakeholders to weigh in on Snake River dam removal

Sep 10, 2019 - Chinook Observer: Editorial - Only smart, honest policies stand in the way of extinction

Sep 9, 2019 - Idaho Statesmen: Officials downgrade steelhead forecasts as fish return to Snake River in abysmal numbers

Sep 5, 2019 - KIVI TV: Sockeye returns extremely low, only 81 sockeye salmon have made it to Idaho

Sep 4, 2019 - Daily Kos: Endangered orcas' fate is tied to a series of dams 400 miles inland

Sep 4, 2019 - Daily Kos: The politics of starving orcas - Why human folly is killing off an endangered population

Sep 4, 2019 - E&E News: Energy Transitions - Hydropower giant Bonneville Power is going broke

Aug 29, 2019 - CBB: With steelhead forecasted return dropping 27 percent, states extend ban on retention in lower mainstem Columbia River

Aug 29, 2019 - CBB: Who sets water temperature standards for Columbia/Snake Rivers? Arguments heard in ninth circuit

Aug 29, 2019 - KNKX: Lummi Nation mourns lost Southern Resident orcas, renames those remaining

Aug 28, 2019 - First sockeye from Idaho hatchery comes home ⁠— $14M, 6 years and hundreds of thousands of smolts later

Aug 25, 2019 - The Lens: New Analysis on Snake River Dams

Aug 25, 2019 - The Coeur d’Alene Press: Steelhead counts lower than average in Snake River

Aug 18, 2019 - KNKX: 'Hot Water Reports' use government's own data to highlight unsafe conditions for fish

Aug 15, 2019 - Seattle Times: Both orca babies are alive, and all 3 southern resident pods have been spotted in Canadian waters

Aug 15, 2019 - CBB: States Take Steps To Protect ESA-Listed Snake River Steelhead; Deschutes Fishing Closure (Cold Water Refuge), Rolling Closures Up The Columbia

Aug 15, 2019 - CBB: Oregon Study Shows How Increasing Abundance Of ESA-Listed Salmon Can Translate Into A Dollar Value, Deliver Economic Benefits

Aug 15, 2019 - KOMO News: A million salmon could be restored by removing Snake River dams

Aug 13, 2019 - Crosscut: A new film argues Lower Snake dams make life worse for salmon, orcas and everyone in the PNW

Aug 12, 2019 - Tri-City Herald: Up to 300 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Snake River from a leaking dam turbine

Aug 12, 2019 - CBB: Upriver Steelhead Forecasts Down, B-Run 24 Percent Of Average; Idaho Considers Extending Fall Chinook Fishing Areas In Clearwater

Aug 12, 2019 - CBB: Snake River Sockeye Run Lowest In More Than A Decade, Currently 6 Percent Of 10-Year Average

Aug 8, 2019 - Boise Weekly: Salmon Runs in 2019 Expected to Be Lower Than 2017, 2018 

Aug 7, 2019 - Seattle Times: Three southern resident orcas missing, presumed dead

Aug 7, 2019 - KUOW: Orca population drops as 3 more killer whales presumed dead

Aug 7, 2019 - Seattle Times: Where are the salmon and the orcas? Tribe, scientists grapple with unprecedented disappearance in Washington waters  

Aug 5, 2019 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: ECONorthwest releases report on economic tradeoffs of removing Lower Snake River Dams; Northwest Riverpartners Challenge

Aug 5, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: The first sockeye arrives at Redfish, but biologists worry few will follow. Here’s why

Aug 1, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Idaho fisheries managers forecast poor steelhead return  

Jul 31, 2019 - Gazette-Tribune: In support of salmon recovery, Ecology seeks feedback on proposed rule changes

Jul 31, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Study, Breaching dams would pay off

Jul 30, 2019 - Westerly News: First Nations, governments agree to bring salmon back to Upper Columbia River

Jul 29, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Tribe, others challenge agreement

Jul 29, 2019 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Lower Snake River Sockeye Passage: “We have concerns fish are not passing upstream dams at appropriate rates”; Huge shad numbers causing some counting problems

Jul 29, 2019 - Inside Climate News: Global Warming Is Pushing Pacific Salmon to the Brink, Federal Scientists Warn

Jul 29, 2019 - The Spokesman Review: Idaho steelhead forecast remains poor

Jul 25, 2019 - Boise Weekly: The Most Complex Natural Resource Issue In The West, Part 1 of a three-part series on Lower Snake River dam removal

Jul 19, 2019 - CBB: River Managers Clarify Priorities On Using Dworshak’s Cool Water For Salmon Into September; Lower Granite Sockeye Passage Dismal So Far, Only 19 Fish

Jul 16, 2019 - Seattle Times: Mother orca Tahlequah and her dead calf, one year later. How did she change the conversation?

Jul 16, 2019 - Seattle Times: Bonneville, the Northwest’s biggest clean-power supplier, faces promise and perils in changing energy markets

Jul 15, 2019 - Alaska Public Media: Record warm water likely gave Kuskokwim salmon heart attacks

Jul 15, 2019 - CBB: Corps releases Dworshak water to cool Lower Granite tailwater for Salmon; Low sockeye run downgraded by one-third

Jul 15, 2019 - KOMO News: Two southern resident orcas are missing, feared dead

Jul 14, 2019 - Seattle Times: The great salmon mystery, Scientists go to unprecedented lengths to find out where chinook go

Jul 9, 2019 - Idaho Fish & Game: very few sockeye salmon returning to Idaho

Jul 8, 2019 - HCN: Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty, six decades later

Jul 3, 2019 - CSM: In Idaho, the plight of salmon spawns an unorthodox proposal 

Jul 3, 2019 - CSM: In Idaho, the plight of salmon spawns an unorthodox proposal 

Jun 28, 2019 - Public News Service: Idaho Governor Assembles Diverse Groups to Plan Salmon Recovery

Jun 28, 2019 - Crosscut.com: U.S. tribes are being left out of talks over the Columbia River's fate. Why? 

Jun 24, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Little vows to fight for abundant, sustainable salmon populations through work group

Jun 18, 2019 - MeatEater Conservation: Breach It and They Will Come  

Jun 14, 2019 - CBB: Treaty Fishing To Begin For Summer Chinook, Sockeye; Run Forecasts Down From Last Year’s Actual Returns

Jun 11, 2019 - Out There Outdoors: Reckoning on a River

Jun 5, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Spring chinook season comes to close

Jun 4, 2019 - Mountain Journal: Collapse of Salmon And Steelhead A Dam Shame

May 31, 2019 - Seattle Times: Chinook bust on the Columbia: Spring returns worse than forecast on Northwest’s largest river    

May 21, 2019 - Tri-City Herald: Washington governor urged to veto money to study tearing down Lower Snake River dams

May 20, 2019 - Q13 Fox: Endangered orca J17’s health in dramatic decline

May 20, 2019 - KIVITV: Bonneville Power struggles as salmon runs decline, Economists say Snake River Dams are losing money

May 14, 2019 - National Geographic: Two-thirds of the longest rivers no longer flow freely—and it's harming us

May 14, 2019 - Seattle Times: Canada’s new protections for orcas go a little further than new legislation in Washington state    

May 12, 2019 - Inlander: Dammed to Extinction Doc exploring orca survival, Snake River dams comes to Spokane

May 2, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Washington OKs $750,000 for dam study

Apr 30, 2019 - OPB: Washington Budget Funds Group To Study Snake River Dam Removal

Apr 30, 2019 - Seattle Times: State budgets $750,000 for outreach over impacts of breaching Lower Snake River dams

Apr 30, 2019 - Crosscut: Can Washington save salmon without removing dams? 

Apr 30, 2019 - The Daily News: Orca advocates join lower Snake River dam removal debate

Apr 30, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Rep. Mike Simpson’s talk of mitigating for eventual removal draws mixed reviews from other lawmakers

Apr 30, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Simpson stops short of calling for dam removal to save salmon. But he is asking, ‘What if?’   

Apr 26, 2019 - OPB: Salmon Conference Calls For Innovative Solutions To Protect Fish

Apr 26, 2019 - Idaho Press: Conservationists, power officials look for common ground over dams, wild salmon

Apr 26, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Bringing breaching to the table - Congressman Mike Simpson says he’s determined to see fish runs recovered in his lifetime

Apr 26, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: ‘I want salmon back in Idaho.’ Simpson seeks bold action after $16 billion spent on recovery

Apr 22, 2019 - Crosscut: Will limits on fishing free up salmon for starving orcas?

Apr 22, 2019 - CBB: Salmon Fishing Seasons:Good Opportunities For Coho, Some Restrictions To Protect Low Chinook Returns

Apr 22, 2019 - CBB: Columbia River Springer Fishing Allowed This Weekend; Passage Numbers Low At Bonneville But Improving

Apr 22, 2019 - Seattle Times: Gov. Jay Inslee’s orca-recovery agenda advancing, but billion-dollar funding yet to be seen

Apr 18, 2019 - Inlander: Inslee's Orca Task Force wants to plan now for the potential breaching of four Snake River dams, but there's pushback from some groups 

Apr 17, 2019 - Chinook Observer Editorial: Orcas should be allies not enemies in salmon efforts

Apr 17, 2019 - CBB: Two More Days Of Spring Chinook Fishing, But Harvest Managers Wonder If Looking At ‘Really Poor Run’

Apr 17, 2019 - Seattle Times: Restore the Snake River? Stakeholder talks are the right next step    

Apr 17, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Conference eyes Andrus-like look at salmon, Organizers hope to bring diverse participants to the table in Boise later this month for discussion

Apr 17, 2019 - Nelson Star: U.S. and Canada continue to talk Columbia River Treaty

Apr 17, 2019 - Vancouver Sun: B.C. in no big rush to conclude Columbia River Treaty talks with U.S.

Apr 17, 2019 - Thomas Reuters Foundation: Roll on, Columbia? U.S. tribes demand seat at river treaty negotiating table

Apr 14, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Conference eyes Andrus-like look at salmon

Apr 14, 2019 - TriCity Herald: Trump wants to speed up the Snake River dams decision. Democrats wonder why the rush

Apr 11, 2019 - CBB: NOAA Releases New 2019 BiOp For Columbia Basin Salmon/Steelhead; Includes Flexible Spill 

Apr 11, 2019 - CBB: Two More Days Of Spring Chinook Fishing, But Harvest Managers Wonder If Looking At ‘Really Poor Run’ 

Apr 9, 2019 - Seattle Times: Groups sue to restrict salmon fishing, help Northwest orcas

Apr 9, 2019 - Crosscut: WA lawmakers pass on whale-watching ban aimed at helping orcas

Mar 27, 2019 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Idaho salmon, steelhead populations in ‘perilous state’

Mar 21, 2019 - Idaho Mountain Express: Salmon advocates see potential for Snake River dam removal, Economics may demand it

Mar 18, 2019 - Everett Herald Editorial: What look at Snake dams can mean for orcas and us

Mar 18, 2019 - Lewiston Tribune: Columbia River Treaty, What's at stake during negotiation

Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: More Salmon/Steelhead To Columbia River Than Last Year, But Forecasts Mixed Among Species 

Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: Salmon Fishing Rules Off NW Coast To Be Guided By Need To Protect Low Numbers Of Chinook 

Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: Report On 2018 BPA Fish/Wildlife Costs Released For Comment; $16.8 Billion Since 1981 

Mar 15, 2019 - CBB: Ocean Conditions Appear To Be Heading In Right Direction For Improving Salmon-Steelhead Runs 

Mar 8, 2019 - Seattle Times: Feds could restrict Pacific Ocean fishing over endangered orcas, NOAA letter says

Feb 27, 2019 - LMT: Problem at dam lock freezes barges, No date set for traffic on Snake River to resume

Feb 24, 2019 - Seattle Times: Hunger, the Decline of Salmon Adds to the Struggle of Puget Sound’s Orca

Feb 22, 2019 - CBB: Very Low Spring Chinook Forecasted Return Prompts Limits on Recreational Fishing 

Feb 22, 2019 - CBB: NW Power/Conservation Council Hears Details On Flexible Spill Agreement To Aid Juvenile Salmonids 

Feb 22, 2019 - Q13 Fox: To help salmon migrate, state looks to spill more over dams

Feb 13, 2019 - The Spokesman-Review: Diverse group of outdoor enthusiasts urges Legislature to fully fund the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Feb 8, 2019 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: 2018 Comparative Survival Report Offers Latest Numbers On Smolt-To-Adult Returns For Basin Salmonids Columbia Basin Bulletin: 2018 Comparative Survival Report Offers Latest Numbers On Smolt-To-Adult Returns For Basin Salmonids 

Feb 8, 2019 - Seattle Times: EPA ices Washington state’s effort to regulate hot water in Columbia, Snake rivers

Feb 6, 2019 - KATU: Dam cool idea? Washington seeks public input on plan to help salmon

Feb 1, 2019 - Tri-City Herald: The Snake River dams fill a power gap. Lawmakers need to know that

Feb 1, 2019 - Seattle Times: Washington state to regulate federal dams on Columbia, Snake to cool hot water, aid salmon

Feb 1, 2019 - Seattle PI: 'Fish flush' could be part of orca and salmon recovery

Feb 1, 2019 - OPB: To Help Orcas Catch More Salmon, Washington Plans To Increase Spill At Dams

Jan 30, 2019 - The Spokesman Review: Salmon and orcas linked, Legislature told

Jan 30, 2019 - Outside Magazine: Washington's Bold Plan to Save Its Orcas

Jan 30, 2019 - National Wildlife Federation Blog - Can We All Agree? A Baby Orca Needs to Eat

Jan 25, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Dam issues reach both sides of the river

Jan 23, 2019 - High Country News: Idaho’s new governor: ‘Climate change is real’

Jan 23, 2019 - CTV News: Scientists suggest new threat to endangered B.C. orcas: pink salmon

Jan 18, 2019 - Lewiston Tribune: Speaker says breaching the dams is no cure-all

Jan 16, 2019 - Tri-City Herald: Study on tearing down Snake River dams is a waste of taxpayer money, says letter to governor

Jan 16, 2019 - Lewiston Tribune: Trump shortens timeline for Columbia system study

Jan 3, 2019 - Seattle Times: 2 more Puget Sound orcas predicted to die in critically endangered population

Dec 20, 2018 - Tri-City Herald:  Opponents call new dam agreement to help salmon ‘worse than useless’

Dec 20, 2018 - Lewiston Tribune: Salmon deal to add more spillage at region’s dams. Oregon, Washington and Nez Perce Tribe reach agreement over fish passage operations

Dec 20, 2018 - Seattle Times: Changes to dams on Columbia, Snake rivers to benefit salmon, hydropower and orcas

Dec 20, 2018 - OPB: Dam Agreement Aims To Help More Salmon Survive Columbia River Journey

Dec 20, 2018 - Tri-City Herald: If Snake River dams are breached, what would happen? We must get our message out

Dec 14, 2018 - Spokesman-Review: Inslee task force would study possible dam breaching to help salmon, orcas

Dec 7, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Federal Climate Report Suggests More Warm Years Such As 2015 Will Be A Reality For Columbia Basin 

Dec 7, 2018 - Idaho Statesman: Without drastic changes, Idaho’s wild steelhead are on a path to extinction

Dec 7, 2018 - Editorial Lewiston Morning Tribune: If you love a river, you’ll reopen the season

Dec 2, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Into the wild - Factions fight over best catch-and-release practices

Nov 25, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: For endangered orcas, it's the hunger games

Nov 19, 2018 - Q13 Fox: Orca task force finalizes plan to save endangered southern resident killer whales

Nov 19, 2018 - Tri-City Herald: State task force names 36 ways to save orcas. What does that mean for tearing down the dams?

Nov 19, 2018 - Seattle PI: Urgent, controversial orca whale recovery steps go to Inslee

Nov 19, 2018 - Seattle Time: Orca task force recommends whale-watching moratorium, studying dam removal to help endangered mammals

Nov 19, 2018 - Crosscut - The Orca Task Force finally has a plan. Will it work?

Nov 13, 2018 - Seattle Times Special Report: Orcas thrive in waters to the north. Why are Puget Sound’s dying?

Nov 9, 2018 - KOMO News: Suspending whale-watching tours, breaching dams recommended to save orcas

Nov 9, 2018 - The Daily Astorian: Guest column - Orcas, fishermen are both endangered species, four low-value Snake River dams should be removed

Nov 9, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Fish futures - Feds reviewing updated plan for monitoring and evaluating Idaho’s steelhead fisheries

Nov 2, 2018 - The Columbia Basin Bulletin: Independent Science Review off Salmon Survival Study Shows Concern Over Low Smolt-To-Adult Returns 

Oct 22, 2018 - Tri-City Herald: Trump issues order on Columbia and Snake River dams. He wants fewer regulations

Oct 22, 2018 - Q13 Fox: Trump speeds up environmental review of Columbia River system and its effects on salmon

Oct 22, 2018 - Q13 Fox: Calls to breach Snake River dams to save Northwest orcas grow louder

Oct 19, 2018 - Kitsap Sun: Task force considers breaching dams to save endangered orcas

Oct 19, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Ruling presses EPA to act on hot water plan Federal judge orders agency to approve or disapprove its draft report within 30 days

Oct 15, 2018 - Seattle Times: Southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound may not survive without breaching the Lower Snake River dams to help the salmon the orcas live on, scientists say.

Oct 15, 2018 - CBB: NOAA Releases Preliminary 2018 Juvenile Salmonid Survival Estimates Through Columbia/Snake Dams

Oct 15, 2018 - Q13-FOX: Snake River dams drive wedge between farmers and orca champions

Sep 26, 2018 - The Seattle Times: Another southern resident orca is ailing — and at least three whales are pregnant

Sep 17, 2018 - Seattle Times: Attendees criticized NOAA for coordinating the now-canceled rescue effort of the orca J50 with SeaWorld, the entertainment park that had for decades profited from capturing the animals for use in its aquariums.

Sep 9, 2018 - Spokesman Review: More than 600 turn out for Snake River protest Saturday

Aug 28, 2018 - The Stranger: Giving up Chinook Is a Nice Idea but It Will Not Save the Orcas

Aug 11, 2018 - CBB: Hot Water Temperatures Prompt Oregon/Washington To Close Deschutes, Yakima River Mouths To Fishing

Aug 11, 2018 - Seattle Times: ‘I am sobbing’: Mother orca still carrying her dead calf — 16 days later

Aug 11, 2018 - Ailing orca J50 looking better than expected, but still in ‘critical’ condition as rescue operation continues

Jul 25, 2018 - Seattle Times: Southern-resident killer whales lose newborn calf, and another youngster is ailing

Jun 18, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Bonneville Power Looking At Spending Reductions In Columbia Basin Fish/Wildlife Spending

Jun 18, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Flows Drop on Columbia/Snake, Allows Transition To Court-Ordered Spill; Water Supply Forecasts Good

May 21, 2018 - Post Register: 'It’s about art making a statement’

May 18, 2018 - Vancouver Columbian: Fishing for solutions through legislation

May 15, 2018 - Lewiston Tribune: Students reimagine Lewiston's waterfront

May 10, 2018 - NW Fishletter #381: NW Energy Coalition Commissions Study To Replace Energy From Snake River Dams

May 8, 2018 - Idaho Statesman: 'This will be a big deal for people who fish for trout'

Apr 27, 2018 - Northwest Tribes Noticeably Absent in Columbia River Treaty Renegotiations

Apr 26, 2018 - Spokesman Review: Citing costs, U.S. House votes to halt additional water spills for salmon

Apr 26, 2018 - Associated Press: House backs bill to block spill of dam water to help salmon

Apr 19, 2018 - Seattle Times: Southern-resident killer whales’ inbreeding may devastate the population

Apr 16, 2018 - Seattle Times: Republicans criticize spill of dam water to help salmon

Apr 16, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Court Ordered Spring Spill For Fish Begins On Four Lower Columbia River Dams

Apr 4, 2018 - Lewiston Tribune: Cheap and Fish Friendly Power?

Apr 4, 2018 - Idaho Statesman: Northwest could tear down 4 Snake dams & still have cheap, reliable power, says study

Apr 1, 2018 - Spokesman-Review: Poll shows Washington voters choose salmon over dams

Mar 31, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Washingtonians say they'd take salmon over the dams, poll finds

Mar 27, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Independent Science Board Reviews Two NOAA Experimental Spill Test Designs

Dec 17, 2017 - Associated Press in the Seattle Times: US, Canada to begin talks in 2018 on Columbia River Treaty

Dec 17, 2017 - Seattle Times: Violations prompt Washington state to cancel Atlantic salmon farm lease at Port Angeles

Dec 12, 2017 - Idaho Statesman: New plans for some threatened salmon will ‘not get us to recovery,’ feds say

Dec 10, 2017 - Associated Press: Washington governor opposes House bill on Columbia, Snake River dams

Dec 10, 2017 - CBB: Briefs Filed In Appeals Court To Expedite Challenge To Increased Spill For Juvenile Salmon, Steelhead

Dec 10, 2017 - CBB: Agencies Outline NEPA/EIS Progress Evaluating Columbia/Snake River Uses, Improvements For Fish

Dec 5, 2017 - December 5, 2017: Governor Inslee issues statement opposing harmful HR 3144

Dec 2, 2017 - CBB: Judge Floats Idea Of Suspending Work On 2018 BiOp For Salmon/Steelhead Due To Lack Of Completed EIS

Nov 19, 2017 - CBB: Council Hears Presentation On How California’s Booming Renewables Affecting BPA Revenues

Nov 9, 2017 - Defenders of Wildlife: Wild Without End - Orcas in a Tight Spot

Oct 27, 2017 - CBB: U.S. State Department Picks New Columbia River Treaty Negotiator

Jun 13, 2017 - East Oregonian: Progress silences Celilo Falls; stories keep its memory alive

Mar 24, 2017 - CBB: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Names Pinkham New Executive Director

Jan 18, 2017 - Federal Report: Environmental Safeguards Provide Billions In Economic Benefits

Jan 9, 2017 - The Guardian: Native Americans fight Texas pipeline using 'same model as Standing Rock'

Dec 4, 2016 - Save Our wild Salmon Stands with the Water Protectors at Standing Rock

Sep 9, 2015 - A Tribute to Zeke Grader - 9.7.2015

Aug 19, 2014 - Energy & Environment Publishing: EPA finalizes agreement setting 'buffer zones' around salmon streams

Jul 21, 2014 - Associated Press: EPA To Protect Salmon Fishery By Blocking Massive Alaska Mine

May 8, 2014 - Remembering a legend: Billy Frank, Jr.

Apr 12, 2014 - Oregonian: Tribes warn of imminent fish passage crisis at damaged Wanapum Dam, ask feds to step in

Mar 20, 2014 - Northwest News: Fish Experts Plan A Salmon Water Slide On Cracked Wanapum Dam

Mar 19, 2014 - Wenatchee World: Wanapum Dam spillway crack, showing algae, likely not new

Mar 2, 2014 - New York Times: A Reprieve for Bristol Bay

Jul 15, 2013 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Save the law that protects America's natural capital

May 5, 2013 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Crowded conditions likely on Clearwater

Apr 22, 2013 - Crosscut.com: Salmon - Will the feds ever get their dam act together?

Mar 5, 2013 - Farewell to Fenton Roskelley - outdoor writer, sportsman, and conservationist

Jan 21, 2013 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Analysis questions economics of barging

Dec 21, 2012 - AP: Wyden welcomes federal agency’s plan to seek consensus on saving salmon

Dec 21, 2012 - NOAA fisheries takes first step toward building consensus on Columbia Basin salmon recovery

Nov 19, 2012 - The Return of the Redfish

Oct 10, 2012 - Idaho Statesman: Powerful Wyden supports new salmon talks

Sep 18, 2012 - Salmon, Coal, and the Columbia River’s Future

Sep 14, 2012 - The salmon aren’t celebrating Bonneville’s 75th

Jun 20, 2012 - Victory: Highway to Hell Defeated

May 29, 2012 - Idaho Statesman: The legacy of Lonesome Larry

May 21, 2012 - Radio Boise: Judge Redden Supports Dam Breaching for Salmon

Apr 5, 2012 - TrailRunner features The Great Salmon Run

Feb 20, 2012 - Paul Fish: Salmon Super Hero

Feb 6, 2012 - Toxic Oil Spill on the Lower Snake; What Next?

Jan 5, 2012 - Dammed If We Don't - an essay from Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard

Nov 22, 2011 - Salmon Groups: Let’s Try Something Totally Different

Oct 18, 2011 - The Great Salmon Runners Return

Oct 14, 2011 - Nez Perce Tribe calls on Senate for leadership

Sep 13, 2011 - The Elwha Project: Lessons for the Lower Snake River

Aug 18, 2011 - Lewiston Tribune: 'More aggressive' solutions sought for wild salmon

Aug 10, 2011 - Court Rules Columbia-Snake River Salmon Plan Illegal

Jul 27, 2011 - SOS Blog - Salmon, jobs, ESA defended; bad riders linger

Jun 3, 2011 - Press Release: House Bill To Restore Science and Common Sense to Federal Salmon Efforts

May 27, 2011 - Different Situations: Grand Coulee Fish Kill and Columbia/Snake River Salmon Spill

May 13, 2011 - Rep. Markey on BPA: Please Reconsider Proposed Wind Power Policy

May 10, 2011 - Moving Beyond The Courtroom, Saving Wild Salmon: "The Job Is Not Done"

May 8, 2011 - Oregonian: Habitat restoration soars on Columbia River, but fish benefits are murky

May 8, 2011 - Oregonian: Salmon wars return to Portland courtroom - May 7, 2011

Apr 4, 2011 - The Osprey, January 2011: "Columbia Basin Salmon & Steelhead at Key Crossroad" by Joseph Bogaard

Apr 4, 2011 - March 15, 2011: Author Steve Hawley releases new book on Columbia-Snake Basin, "Recovering a Lost River"

Mar 25, 2011 - Spring Salmon Get Smoother Ride over N.W. Dams

Jan 26, 2011 - NPR WORD CLOUD: The State Of The Union, In Your Words

Jan 26, 2011 - NPR WORD CLOUD: The State Of The Union, In Your Words

Jul 12, 2010 - LA Times: "Scientists expected Obama administration to be friendlier"

Jul 8, 2010 - Huffington Post - Working Snake River: Saving Salmon--and Jobs, by Waylon Lewis

Jun 7, 2010 - Let's really talk about taking down those Snake River dams, by Daniel Jack Chasan

Jun 4, 2010 - Steve Wright: NW power boss for life? - Seattle PI Blog by Joel Connelly

May 26, 2010 - Salmon or political games? Obama administration makes its choice

May 21, 2010 - Huffington Post: Feds: No major changes for Columbia Basin salmon

May 21, 2010 - LA Times - Agencies submit new Columbia River salmon plan

May 21, 2010 - Public News Service: NW Salmon Battle Doesn't Bode Well for Other Endangered Species

May 19, 2010 - Blogs getting the word out: Obama to release revised Bush salmon plan - May 19th, 2010

May 10, 2010 - The Idaho Tide - an essay by Steven Hawley for Patagonia

Apr 26, 2010 - Crosscut: "Feds vs. fish: crying over spilled water" by Daniel Chasan, April 26th, 2010

Apr 12, 2010 - Oregonian, Scott Learn - April 12, 2010: Science panel opposes Obama plan for Snake/Columbia salmon

Feb 12, 2010 - SALMON NEWS: Court tells Obama Administration to Go Back and Get it Right.

Feb 11, 2010 - New York Times: Judge Finds Salmon Plan Flawed

Feb 11, 2010 - AP Story: Judge gives NOAA Fisheries last chance on salmon

Dec 29, 2009 - Something's Fishy - by Keivn Taylor, The Pacific Northwest Inlander

Dec 26, 2009 - E-mails show internal debate over Obama salmon plan

Nov 29, 2009 - Legal Update: Salmon and fishing advocates in federal court

Nov 24, 2009 - Oregon Flyfishing Blog: The battle for Columbia Salmon comes to a head in Portland courtroom

Nov 16, 2009 - Idaho Statesman, November 16, 2009: Redden raises new concern in salmon-dam case

Nov 2, 2009 - The River Why's David James Duncan on water, salmon and the policies that are killing them

Oct 12, 2009 - News Stories - Columbia & Snake River Salmon in the Media

Sep 24, 2009 - Crosscut: Obama science goes schizophrenic on salmon restoration

Sep 1, 2009 - Judge James Redden: Steelhead God

Jul 6, 2009 - McClatchy: Les Blumenthal - Puget sound orcas could be helped by California

Jun 22, 2009 - Has the salmon debate changed? - Idaho Statesman - June 21, 2009

Jun 11, 2009 - PNW Inlander: Into the Breach

Jun 2, 2009 - Men's Journal - The Last Stand of the American Salmon

May 31, 2009 - Crapo: Be open to dam breaching - Idaho Statesman - May 30, 2009

May 28, 2009 - Caddis Fly Blog: Obama Administration Comes to Portland, Talks Salmon

May 26, 2009 - Clip of Commercial & Sport Fishing Ad in Oregonian

May 26, 2009 - Commercial and Sport Fishing Ad in Oregonian

May 19, 2009 - LA TIMES: Snake River dams may have to go

May 14, 2009 - LEWISTON TRIBUNE: Spring chinook numbers shrink

May 4, 2009 - High Country News, May 4th, 2009 - Ken Olsen piece: Salmon Salvation

May 1, 2009 - AP - Matt Daly, May 1st: Feds seek delay in developing NW salmon plan

Apr 23, 2009 - Crosscut - Obama: Good news for Columbia River salmon

Apr 7, 2009 - AP: Lower Snake 3rd most endangered river

Mar 31, 2009 - Spokesman Review: Snake photos reveal pre-dam glory, March 29, 2009

Mar 13, 2009 - Legal Update: Salmon Plan Debated in Court

Mar 9, 2009 - Idaho Statesman: Rocky Barker's Blog, March 7th: In salmon and dams saga, the hard part begins

Mar 9, 2009 - Idaho Statesman - March 18th, 2009 - Northwest can reduce greenhouse gases, save salmon and create jobs, report says

Mar 9, 2009 - Salmon Director letter to President Obama

Mar 6, 2009 - New York Times: Dams allies have a change of heart

Mar 5, 2009 - Salmon recovery plan before U.S. judge

Mar 5, 2009 - Press Releases - Columbia & Snake River Salmon in the Media

Mar 5, 2009 - Seattle Times: February 10, 2009 - Columbia salmon plan goes before judge for third try

Mar 5, 2009 - AP: March 6th, 2009: Federal judge faults plan in NW salmon dispute

Mar 3, 2009 - Salmon Advocates Ask Sen. Kerry for Help