The Trump administration is pushing back a review into how dams on the Columbia River system could be operated to benefit ...

The goal is to revise a 2020 study on the dams’ effects on steelhead and salmon populations. The study considered over a dozen federal dams. It concluded that breaching four lower Snake River ...

Seven greenway projects are underway throughout in Columbia as local leaders lean into the area's rivers and natural beauty ...

A December report from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council shows a rolling 10-year average return of 2.3 million ...

An agreement between four Native American Tribes, two states, and the U.S. government unlocks investments that can restore ...

The study by the U.S. the Bureau of Reclamation and Washington Department of Ecology indicates that breaching the dams would ...

President Trump issued dozens of executive orders shortly after he was sworn in, including two that have the potential to ...

More than 60 dams rein in the flow of the Columbia River as it heads toward the Pacific Ocean. Some of the dams harness the river to generate electricity, while others retain water for irrigation ...

Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, the first of four dams constructed as part of the Lower Snake River Project, authorized in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945. (Courtesy of Columbia River System ...

As they head for warmer climates, the birds stop and feed along the Columbia River. The Dalles Dam is a particular draw as a food source. “Because the dam creates turbulent water, it has the ...