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Groups plan to sue to remove Snake River dams over hot water troubles for salmon
Several groups say the Snake River dams are making the river too hot for sockeye salmon. Now, they’re planning to sue the federal government.

Hundreds of gallons of oil leak into Snake River from Little Goose Dam
A large oil leak went undetected for 90 days at a dam on the Lower Snake River.

Federal report recommends removing four Lower Snake River dams to protect salmon
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.

Members of the Congressional Western Caucus get a close look at Snake River dams
Four members of the U.S. Congress recently got a close look at Washington’s Snake River dams.

With Snake River spring, summer Chinook on a ‘quasi-extinction threshold,’ NW tribes call for dam removals
Tribes across the Northwest are calling for immediate action to remove the four Lower Snake River dams. During a two-day Salmon and Orca summit in Western Washington, the group called on President Biden and congressional members to “take bold action, now.”

Feud breaks out among GOP lawmakers over Snake River dams
Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing an Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor of Oregon over a controversial proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to save endangered salmon runs

Idaho congressman unveils plan to breach Snake River dams, save salmon
A Republican congressman is proposing removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest as part of a sweeping plan to address the decades-long problem of how to save salmon populations without upending a system that provides power to millions of people

New OPB Documentary Chronicles The Story Of Fern Hobbs And The Lawless Oregon Town She Cleaned Up

The Tricky, Terrifying, Tedious Work On A Tug Boat
A trip down the Snake and Columbia Rivers aboard one of the tugs that push barges of grain, wood chips, garbage and other payloads between Lewiston and Vancouver year-round.

Debating Dams: What's The Best Way To Protect Salmon?
How to best protect salmon along the Columbia and Snake rivers is a hotly-debated question. Our video explores one of the most controversial options.