Snake River

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

Federal Judge James Redden this afternoon struck down the federal government’s plan for managing salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-957409.mp3The dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers will open for barge traffic soon.…