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Kate Deters, a scientist with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is about to make an incision in a juvenile Pacific lamprey so that she can insert an acoustic tag, which is about the size of a long grain of rice. The tag will allow scientists to track this lamprey as it travels downstream.

Scientists use tiny tags to learn how young lamprey travel through dams

Courtney Flatt

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are tagging and releasing lamprey to learn more about their journey to sea from inland rivers.

Sockeye salmon like these are among the salmon species in peril, as outlined in the 2021 State of Salmon in Watersheds report.

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Hot salmon: Heat wave brings concern for Northwest water temps as memory of 2015 die-off looms

Courtney Flatt

As the mercury climbs this weekend, water temperatures are also expected to increase. Warmer waters can spell bad news for salmon, especially if the…

In this May 15, 2019 photo, the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax, Washington. The dams are blamed for reducing salmon numbers on the Snake and Columbia river systems.

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EPA releases plan to keep water in Columbia, Snake rivers cool enough for salmon

Bellamy Pailthorp

Salmon need cold water to survive. Dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers are making the water too hot, in some places by as much as 5 degrees.Now, after a…

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Region’s Top Scientists To Gov. Inslee: Remove Lower Snake River Dams To Save Local Orcas

Bellamy Pailthorp

Gov. Jay Inslee has received a letter from the region’s leading killer whale scientists, calling for the removal of four dams on the Lower Snake river.The…

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Environmental Groups Want Work Halted On Snake River Dams

Associated Press

Environmental groups are asking a federal court to halt 11 infrastructure projects on four lower Snake River dams in Washington state that could…

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Feds Discussing Snake River Dam Removal At Public Meeting In Seattle

Bellamy Pailthorp

Salmon art and an orca puppet will parade through Seattle Thursday afternoon. The procession is to attract attention to restoration efforts for wild…

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Breach Snake River Dams To Save The Orcas, Researchers Say

Bellamy Pailthorp

Corrected on October 31, 2016 - An earlier version of this story incorrectly placed the Snake River dams in Idaho. They are in Southeast Washington. Some…

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Dredging Of Lower Snake River Channel Begins

Tom Banse

Dredging of the Lower Snake River started Monday after a delay of several weeks due to a court challenge.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lined up two…

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Judge Gives Okay For Snake River Dredging To Proceed

Tom Banse

Tow boat captains, wheat exporters and the directors of the farthest inland ports in the Northwest are breathing easier today.U.S. District Court Judge…

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$2 Million In Taxpayer Dollars At Risk In Snake River Dredging Showdown

Tom Banse

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making a high-stakes bet that it will prevail in a pending lawsuit over Snake River dredging.Two million taxpayer…