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Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon

The Independent UK

This Activist Push To Destroy Dams Won't Save Fish—but It Will Waste Resources

Some politicians and environmentalists want to tear down Snake River dams in Washington state, even though they generate tons of electricity.

Reason

US government, for the 1st time, details how Northwest dams devastated the region’s Native tribes

The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes

The Independent UK

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Leaked document says US is willing to build replacement energy projects in case dams are breached

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

The Independent UK

Preserving wildlife and a way of life

Through an intersection of bipartisan interest and once-in-a-generation federal funding, we may finally have a chance to end the spiral toward extinction of salmon, orcas that feed on salmon and the cultures of tribal nations who consider the salmon their first food.

Chicago Sun-Times

Yellowstone, petrified watermelon, rock art: These 15,000-year-old rocks tell Idaho’s past

As Nichole Schwend weaves through the basalt rocks that litter Celebration Park, she points to faint engravings on the dark desert rocks and asks visitors what they see.

Tribune News Service

Report: Benefits of dams must be replaced before breaching

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

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Anglers smash Idaho sturgeon record with rare catch at Snake River reservoir near Boise

A Utah couple landed a sturgeon last week that handily broke the Idaho state record by several inches, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week.

Tribune News Service

White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed

The Biden administration has released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest

The Independent UK

Replacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions

A new report says the benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs

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