Shortly after Biden was inaugurated, Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho unveiled his $33.5 billion plan to breach the Snake River dams and replace the important services they provide.

Aside from Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, many Republicans who may have the returning president’s ear bitterly oppose dam breaching.

Smolt barging was a failed strategy that was insufficient to stop the decline of Snake River salmon and steelhead, much less ...

Environmental advocates say the previous 2020 study was flawed, and a revision would help restore and prevent extinction of ...

President Joe Biden and his administration engaged more in the effort to recover Snake River salmon than any in history. Call him the salmon president. Shortly after Biden was inaugurated ...

Two federal agencies have announced plans to update a study on the Columbia and Snake River dams — a move lauded by advocates ...

The top angler for 2024 caught 16,150 pikeminnow from May through Sept. 25. The second highest earner turned in 9,034 ...

The nonprofit has previously noted the Columbia and Snake River dams not only diminish salmon habitats and can kill them as they pass though the dams but also limit salmon harvesting opportunities ...

Billions of gallons of water that could have helped battle the Palisades Fire went into the Pacific Ocean. Firefighters have found fire hydrants empty, leaving them without resources to put out the ...

as well as the Snake River in Washington. Those stretches of water represent a substantial portion of the migration corridor of juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin.

This puts even more pressure on the region’s dwindling salmon runs. Read Next: Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon And since BPA profits from the power ...