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The Columbia River has long divided the two halves of Washington's cross-state Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. Now, a rebuilt rail trestle over the river south of Vantage connects the two sides making it easier for cyclists, horse riders and hikers to undertake a spectacular east-west journey.
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This summer’s heat wave led to some unhealthy hot water for salmon. But fish managers said it hasn’t been as devastating for salmon runs as the warm water…
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When salmon and steelhead don't get the cold water they need, it costs them more energy to survive. Their reproductive success can be diminished and they…
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The Army Corps of Engineers has trimmed a year off the timeline for its court-ordered environmental review of the 14 dams and reservoirs in the Columbia…
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The White House is blocking money to build new tribal housing along the Columbia River. That’s according to five members of the Washington and Oregon...
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Over the weekend a large diesel spill developed on the Columbia River near downtown Wenatchee , Washington. So far state officials haven’t been able to...
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Once upon a time, salmon and steelhead swam more than a thousand miles upriver to the headwaters of the mighty Columbia River, at the foot of the Rockies…
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When a Columbia River steelhead completes its epic journey from ocean to spawning grounds, it’s usually too exhausted to go downriver again. Often, the…
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Some fish in the Columbia River aren’t safe to eat, according to advisories issued Monday by health officials in Washington and Oregon.The warnings do not…
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Here's a little-known fact that may affect your power bill.Every year, public utilities in the Northwest give British Columbia several hundred million…