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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBPresident Trump pulled the federal government out of Columbia River management deal. -
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.
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Unlike a year ago, water storage is above average. Whether the year is wet or dry, though, remains uncertain despite El Niño conditions. -
Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe on Washington's Olympic Peninsula harvested about 200 coho salmon from their home river in October. That marked a milestone for river restoration a decade after two dams on the Elwha River were dismantled. It could also offer a window into the future of the Klamath River, as four dams there are being removed. -
The Army Corps of Engineers says its fish collection machines can save salmon in Oregon. Many disagree. -
Dam repair work on the North Umpqua River in August and early September led to hundreds of thousands of lamprey dying. -
A small, abandoned dam in Southern Oregon was removed last week using funds from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The dam removal will greatly improve access to habitat for many different fish species. -
Heavy rain is still hitting California. A few reservoirs figured out how to capture more for droughtDecades-old rules mean most reservoirs aren't allowed to fill up in the winter. A new approach using weather forecasts is helping some save more water to help with California's drought. -
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. -
A group of environmental organizations has filed a notice to sue Pacific Gas & Electric over declining fish species in California’s Eel River. -
A Trump-era change to the 1971 Clean Water Act which restricted state and tribal voices in large water projects has been overturned by a federal court. -
Officials in Shasta County are preparing to apply for federal emergency management funds to repair a dam from which they can no longer release water, that… -
Dam removal continues to generate controversy in our region. Proponents see restored ecosystems and fish runs.Opponents see diminished irrigation water… -
The list of dams now removed from the Rogue River and its tributaries is getting longer: Gold Ray, Savage Rapids, Bear Creek, Wimer... and that's just a…
