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In the Tri-Cities, a forum recently drew mostly people who want to keep the Lower Snake River dams in place. They raised some lesser-discussed concerns during the discussion.
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After decades of fighting to protect salmon and steelhead, Northwest tribal leaders signed a historic agreement with state and federal officials – the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative.
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The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington have signed papers formally launching a $1 billion plan to help recover depleted salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest.
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After decades of courtroom drama, a document leak and years of negotiation, federal officials agreed with six Northwest tribes to restore salmon, build-up clean energy and begin studying how to replace services the Lower Snake River dams provide.
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In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams.
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More than 15 tribes joined together last week in Tulalip, Wash., to demand the federal government uphold their treaty obligations.
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A conservation group is helping people see a different perspective of the Snake River dams in southeastern Washington.
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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.
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Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon. That’s according to a federal report from NOAA Fisheries on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin that came out Friday.
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The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the Snake River must be replaced before the dams can be breached to save endangered salmon runs. That's according to a report issued Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, both Democrats.