Explore this page to find editorials and guest opinions concerning all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
Spokesman-Review Letters to the Editor: Impact of dams on the salmon
Spokesman-Review Letters to the Editor: Keep fighting to protect our beloved salmon
Spokesman-Review Opinion: Clean power and abundant salmon – both are possible
Spokesman-Review Opinion: Tanya Riordan and Tom Soeldner: The importance of the Columbia River Treaty for our communities, economy and environment
Washington State Standard Opinion: Federal agencies need a workable plan to protect salmon in the Columbia Basin
Seattle Times Letter to the Editor: Salmon: ‘We must move quickly’
Seattle Times Opinion: We’re back in court for Columbia Basin salmon’s survival
Everett Herald Guest Opinion: Scuttling Columbia Basin pact ignores peril to salmon
NewsData: Guest Column: The Righteous Shall Prevail, or Perhaps Fail?
Idaho Statesman: Opinion: Snake River salmon lawsuits were on hold. Now we have to resume
Sep 17, 2025 - The Columbian: In Our View: Salmon policy ill-conceived, puts process in reverse
Sep 15, 2025 - The Oregonian Opinion: Back to court, but our regional work to protect salmon will continue
Aug 26, 2025 - The Spokesman-Review: Clean water the answer to salmon recovery
Aug 26, 2025 - The Spokesman-Review: Breach the dams save the ecosystem
Aug 7, 2025 - Seattle Times: BPA plan puts progress on clean energy and salmon recovery at risk
Jul 21, 2025 - The Spokesman Review: Sarah Dyrdahl: Reimagining the Columbia
Jul 21, 2025 - The Daily Herald: Comment: BPA adds to long history of poor resource management
Jul 2, 2025 - The Hill: Opinion: Energy Secretary Wright ‘passionately’ ignorant about Northwest hydropower
Jul 1, 2025 - The Columbian: In Our View: Move to end critical fish deal offers no solutions
Jun 30, 2025 - The Columbian: Letter: Salmon decision is shortsighted
Jun 30, 2025 - Everett Herald Editorial: A loss for Northwest tribes salmon and energy
May 29, 2025 - Spokesman-Review: Investing in salmon would boost regional economy
May 25, 2025 - Tri-City Herald LTE: The Snake River dams are killing salmon. Time for them to go
May 19, 2025 - The Columbian: Local View: Now is not the time to weaken a law that works
May 11, 2025 - The Spokesman LTE: Abundant salmon return: A vision
May 9, 2025 - The Oregonian Opinion: A surge of salmon – and hope – after Klamath dams’ removal
Apr 14, 2025 - Everett Herald Guest Opinion: BPA Should rethink decision affecting ratepayers
Jan 13, 2025 - The Lewiston Tribune: OPINION: Barging fish around the dams failed once; it would again
Oct 4, 2024 - Oregon Capital Chronicle: Columbia River Basin restoration requires collaboration and resolve, as demonstrated by Gov. Kotek
Sep 25, 2024 - Idaho Mountain Express: Rely on science for Snake River policy
Sep 23, 2024 - Rocky Barker Blog: Donald Trump says he will divert the 'giant faucet' of the Columbia River south to thirsty California
Sep 13, 2024 - Union- Bulletin: Letter: Heal the Lower Snake River to save salmon from extinction
Sep 13, 2024 - Idaho Mountain Express: Risch is off base on dam removal
Aug 6, 2024 - The Columbian: Updated river treaty prepares region for future
Jul 22, 2024 - Seattle Times LTE: Salmon survival: Heat waves and dams
Jun 11, 2024 - Everett Herald Comment: Water, energy, salmon depend on U.S., Canadian talks
Jun 7, 2024 - Idaho Capital Sun Commentary: A bold blueprint for salmon restoration puts Idaho on the right course
Apr 22, 2024 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: ‘Every part of this soil is sacred’: Restore respect for our shared home
Apr 1, 2024 - Seattle Times Op-ed: Reliable energy, healthy salmon runs: The challenges of having it all
Mar 19, 2024 - Spokesman-Review: Letter to the Editor: 'Protect our special way of life'
Mar 10, 2024 - The Spokesman-Review: A bold blueprint for salmon restoration in the Columbia River Basin puts region on the right course
Feb 26, 2024 - Idaho Capital Sun: Rewilding the Lower Snake: How cultural values of a free flowing river exceed those of a reservoir
Feb 21, 2024 - Capital Press: Commentary: Let's plan for a transition
Jan 30, 2024 - Idaho Capital Sun: Let the Sockeye swim: How a program of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes aims to help save Idaho salmon
Jan 8, 2024 - Yakima Herald Guest Commentary: Columbia-Snake agreement charts the course to a clean-energy future
Jan 2, 2024 - The Spokesman-Review Op-ed | Dan McDonald: Significant progress in the race against extinction
Dec 13, 2023 - Seattle Times: Take out dams and keep the Snake River salmon’s last, best place
Dec 11, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: OPINION: Saving Snake River salmon requires taking a new path
Nov 3, 2023 - The Columbian: In Our View: Agreeable solution critical for iconic salmon
Oct 16, 2023 - The Oregonian: LTE: Give environment a voice in modernized treaty
Aug 11, 2023 - Idaho Statesman: The science is clear. Dams must be removed for Snake River salmon to have a future
Aug 10, 2023 - Seattle Times Opinion: Modernize Columbia River Treaty to meet challenges ahead
Jul 27, 2023 - Idaho Capital Sun: Salmon politics in motion: Responsible momentum is building in Idaho, Pacific Northwest
Jul 24, 2023 - East Oregonian: Other views: The science is clear on restoring wild salmon in the Snake River Basin
Jul 19, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Dan McDonald: Economic development for rural communities and recovery for imperiled salmon
Jul 1, 2023 - The Columbian: In Our View: No easy answers for Snake River dams, salmon
Jun 12, 2023 - Seattle Times Opinion: Salmon restoration is a matter of ecological, cultural survival
Jun 5, 2023 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Four tribal chairs: We need a Columbia Basin Initiative for salmon, tribes and energy
May 26, 2023 - Everett Herald Opinion: Sen. Cantwell should join effort to retire Snake dams
May 11, 2023 - Columbia Insight: Opinion: Without a modernized Columbia River Treaty we’ll fail to meet 21st-century challenges
Apr 10, 2023 - Everett Herald Letters: Commentary on hydropower misstated conclusions of salmon report
Apr 10, 2023 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Miles Johnson: Lies and fear mongering won’t solve our problems
Apr 10, 2023 - Everett Herald Guest Opinion: Snake River dams’ benefits replaceable; salmon aren’t
Mar 30, 2023 - Herald Letters to the Editor: What dams provide is replaceable; salmon are not
Mar 8, 2023 - Chicago Sun-Times: Preserving wildlife and a way of life
Feb 23, 2023 - The Bulletin: For a better future, the four Lower Snake River Dams must go
Feb 21, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Gregg Servheen: Removing Lower Snake River Dams the only way to save salmon
Jan 4, 2023 - High Country News: Can dam removal save the Snake River?
Nov 14, 2022 - Spokesman Review: Helen Neville: The need to breach the Lower Snake River dams: A look at 2022 fish returns
Oct 12, 2022 - Seattle Times: Lessons from California on preventing power failures during heat waves
Oct 4, 2022 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Make salmon restoration a policy and budget priority
Sep 26, 2022 - Seattle Times: Stop sacrificing Indigenous sacred sites in the name of climate change
Aug 17, 2022 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Guest Opinion: Dugger ‘gas lights’ fish recovery and dam breaching
Aug 5, 2022 - Puget Sound Business Journal Guest Opinion: Fate of Northwest salmon could could hinge on investments
Jul 25, 2022 - Everett Herald - Comment: Our grid can save salmon and a green energy future
Jul 25, 2022 - Columbian editorial: In Our View: Solutions not more studies to save salmon
Jul 18, 2022 - Lewiston Tribune Editorial: Where once there were carrots, now there are sticks
Jul 13, 2022 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: The future of the Lower Snake River Dams: Do the right thing for salmon, tribes and communities
Jun 19, 2022 - Columbian Editorial -- In Our View: Snake River dams report leaves many questions
Jun 17, 2022 - Seattle Times Editorial: A herculean, worthwhile task before breaching Lower Snake River Dams
Jun 5, 2022 - Everett Herald Guest Opinion: Don’t fall for TV ads’ climate case for Snake dams
May 19, 2022 - Everett Herald - Viewpoints: Our cultural survival is tied to salmon’s survival
Apr 14, 2022 - Spokesman Review: Ben Stuckart - Dams that drive salmon to extinction are not ‘green’
Apr 5, 2022 - The Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Speak the truth about salmon
Mar 22, 2022 - Portland Business Journal: Opinion: It's code red for Snake River salmon
Dec 2, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: We don’t have time, but we do have leadership
Nov 9, 2021 - The Columbian: Editorial - New approach is needed to save iconic salmon
Nov 2, 2021 - Everett Herald: Removing Snake River dams could aid fish, economy
Oct 12, 2021 - The Oregonian: Opinion - Clean energy, wild salmon both critical for the future of the Columbia Basin
Sep 28, 2021 - Seattle Times Op-Ed: As the Elwha rushes back to life, hope for river restoration nationwide
Sep 16, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: President Biden needs one voice to lead on Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson’s plan to save salmon
Aug 23, 2021 - Everett Herald Guest Opinion: Murray, Inslee should back removal of Snake’s dams
Aug 16, 2021 - East Oregonian: Guest Opinion - Working together, bold action can secure a thriving future for the Columbia Basin
Jul 6, 2021 - Full-page SOS Coalition ad in support of Tribal 'Salmon Orca Summit'
Jun 7, 2021 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee must keep their promise to save wild salmon
May 24, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Inslee and Murray do not have time to spare
May 11, 2021 - Oregonian: Columbia River needs a solution that sustains all our communities - By Earl Blumenauer and Mike Simpson
May 1, 2021 - Capital Press: Commentary: Simpson dam proposal smart, strategic
Mar 22, 2021 - Portland Business Journal: Viewpoint: A way to end litigation around salmon and dams
Mar 15, 2021 - Opinion: My Motivation by Congressman Mike Simpson
Mar 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest opinion: Create a future on the lower Snake River that works for everyone.
Mar 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dan Newhouse, Jaime Herrera Beutler, and Russ Fulcher: The future of the Columbia-Snake River System
Mar 8, 2021 - LMT Opinion: Simpson’s plan can make all of us winners
Mar 1, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune Guest Opinion: Troy and Schoesler rushed to judgment on Simpson’s fish plan
Mar 1, 2021 - Magic Valley Op-ed: Simpson: Hartgen wants to gamble for Idaho’s future – I want certainty
Feb 22, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: The Last Salmon
Feb 7, 2021 - Idaho Statesman Editorial: At long last, a workable plan to remove Lower Snake River dams and save Idaho’s salmon
Jan 26, 2021 - Tri-City Herald: Treaty rights demand bold action to save salmon
Nov 2, 2020 - The Oregonian: Opinion: Northwest states’ action on Columbia Basin salmon offer a needed lifeline
Sep 30, 2020 - Post Register: River accords are 'fishy deal' for Idaho
Sep 28, 2020 - Tacoma New Tribune: Removing dams on Puyallup and Snake rivers is key to salmon and orca survival
Sep 24, 2020 - Crosscut: Opinion - We lose more than salmon and orcas to the Snake River dams
Sep 3, 2020 - Bend Bulletin guest opinion: Let’s heal our rivers and restore salmon
Sep 3, 2020 - Register Guard guest opinion: A failure to save the salmon
Sep 3, 2020 - East oregonian guest opinion: Collaboration with all stakeholders is the best path forward
Aug 26, 2020 - The Columbian: Local View: Snake River dams too costly
Aug 18, 2020 - The Register Guard: River-dependent families need better solutions
Aug 13, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Another Major Dam Study Comes and Goes
Aug 12, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Letter to the Editor - Seek leadership elsewhere
Jul 31, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: July 29 Letters to the Editor: Our Readers’ Opinions
Jul 9, 2020 - Nelson Daily Guest Opinion: As Columbia River Treaty negotiators get serious, Basin residents need to speak up
Jun 10, 2020 - Clearwater Tribune: LTE - Time to Get Off the Bench
Apr 20, 2020 - Another view on dam decisions: Support salmon and Native peoples
Apr 20, 2020 - Idaho State Journal: Setting the record straight on lower Snake River dams
Apr 20, 2020 - Idaho Press: Don't let politics drive salmon, steelhead into extinction
Mar 12, 2020 - Idaho Statesman op ed: These groups are setting differences aside to work on salmon solutions
Feb 28, 2020 - East Oregonian: Letter: Sportfishers support Snake River dam removal
Feb 28, 2020 - Oregonian Opinion: Oregon’s orcas, too
Feb 27, 2020 - Idaho County Free Press: Guest Column: Rep. Simpson taking most comprehensive approach to bring salmon back
Jan 29, 2020 - Moscow Pullman Daily News Guest Opinion: Idaho’s salmon can’t survive with the lower Snake dams
Jan 5, 2020 - Capitol Press Guest Opinion: Ag and Rural Caucus seeks Snake River mitigation
Jan 5, 2020 - Daily Astorian Guest Column: Fishermen and farmers need solutions
Dec 23, 2019 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Energy, salmon, economy: Accord on Snake River dams possible
Nov 21, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Removing lower Snake River dams is best chance for salmon, steelhead recovery
Oct 11, 2019 - Yale 360: On the Northwest’s Snake River, the Case for Dam Removal Grows
Oct 10, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Say these local businesses, It’s the dams or us
Oct 4, 2019 - Island Weekly: OPALCO’s dam decision is concerning
Sep 30, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Don’t make the choice; merely clarify it
Sep 10, 2019 - Chinook Observer: Editorial - Only smart, honest policies stand in the way of extinction
Sep 9, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Governor’s salmon work group is going backward
Aug 28, 2019 - The Oregonian: We need a new vision for salmon—and the region
Aug 19, 2019 - Union Bulletin: When it comes to salmon, orcas and Snake River, breach the status quo
Aug 19, 2019 - The Oregonian: In My Opinion - Why Bonneville can’t save salmon
Aug 14, 2019 - Idaho Mountain Express: Salmon work group is going backward
Jul 11, 2019 - Crosscut: Flush with cash, WA should invest in orcas now
Jun 27, 2019 - Washington State Wire: Washington’s path to clean energy can also save orca—and salmon they need to thrive
Jun 11, 2019 - Union Bulletin: With or without dams, we are in this together
Jun 4, 2019 - Seattle Times: Can Bonneville Power Administration be saved?
May 20, 2019 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: U.S. must follow Canada and invite tribes into Columbia River Treaty negotiation
May 14, 2019 - Crosscut: An Idaho Republican is asking the right questions about Northwest salmon
May 2, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Editorial - Simpson is merely listening to his voters
Dec 23, 2018 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Time for BPA to act on dams
Dec 23, 2018 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Anger toward conservation groups over threatened steelhead lawsuit was misdirected
Dec 23, 2018 - Yakima-Herald Saturday soapbox: To help the orcas, and improve salmon runs, remove the dams
Dec 20, 2018 - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin: Dam agreement to save fish worth a try
Nov 19, 2018 - Everett Herald Editorial: Solutions for saving our salmon and orcas
Sep 3, 2018 - TriCity Herald: Activist groups say give us our dammed Snake River back.
Sep 3, 2018 - TriCity Herald: Just in case the Snake River dams go away
Aug 28, 2018 - The Stranger: Giving up Chinook Is a Nice Idea but It Will Not Save the Orcas
Aug 28, 2018 - HCN Opinion: Orcas need more than sympathy and prayers
Jun 28, 2018 - Alison Morrow: What wildlife need from us—awareness
Jun 25, 2018 - Crosscut: Why do we keep loving our orcas — to death?
Jun 19, 2018 - Lewiston Tribune: Will Idaho's lame duck governor extend his reach?
Jun 1, 2018 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Trump's attack on salmon recovery is unconscionable
Jun 1, 2018 - Seattle Times: Gov. Inslee: Canada’s unneighborly pipeline deal threatens orcas and climate
Jun 1, 2018 - Ridenbaugh Press: Shifts of Market and Region
May 31, 2018 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Good treaties make good neighbors: Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty regime
May 30, 2018 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Trump's attack on salmon recovery is unconscionable
May 24, 2018 - For the Sake of the Snake
May 16, 2018 - Idaho Mountain Express Guest Opinion: Idaho congressmen sell out our salmon
May 14, 2018 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Columbia River treaty negotiations must include tribes, First Nations
May 14, 2018 - B-Run Steelhead - Extinction in the Heart of Idaho
May 10, 2018 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: A modern Columbia River treaty needs to treat the Columbia as one river
May 10, 2018 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Dam study reveals raft of benefits
May 8, 2018 - Idaho Statesman: Chasing the salmon downstream to get an early fishing season
May 3, 2018 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Our View: Congress wields its power to protect dams on the Snake
May 3, 2018 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: McMorris Rodgers got her talking points; now what?
Apr 23, 2018 - Tri-City Herald Guest Opinion: Guest Opinion: Dam replacement study reveals new opportunities
Apr 17, 2018 - Yakima Herald Saturday Soapbox: Defenders of Snake River dams are ignoring facts
Feb 14, 2018 - Paul Lindholdt: Free-flowing rivers are essential to our region’s health
Jan 29, 2018 - Register Guard Guest Opinion: New treaty must address ecosystem concerns
Jan 10, 2018 - Columbia River Treaty talks offer hope for river, native peoples
Jan 10, 2018 - Canada: Columbia River Treaty a boon to the U.S., but must benefit all (Guest opinion)
Dec 17, 2017 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: It’s time to reverse the damage caused by Snake River dams
Nov 20, 2017 - Moscow Pullman Daily News - Letter to the Editor: Giving up fish for unneeded power
Nov 19, 2017 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Letter to the Editor - Free the Snake River
Nov 13, 2017 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Letter to the Editor: Save the salmon
Nov 5, 2017 - L.A. Times Guest Opinion: Four dams in the West are coming down — a victory wrapped in a defeat for smart water policy
Oct 31, 2017 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial Opinion: Has the game changed for Snake River fish?
Sep 25, 2017 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Don’t blame ‘the blob.’ Even with good ocean conditions, salmon face hostile rivers.
Aug 14, 2017 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Bill would rubber-stamp salmon failure
Jul 31, 2017 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Past 20 years have strengthened the case for removing four Snake River dams
Jul 20, 2017 - Idaho Statesman: Should Snake dams be removed?
Jul 17, 2017 - Eugene Register-Guard Editorial: A damming proposal - Congressional bill is not a good option
Jul 10, 2017 - Lewiston Tribune: Who is McMorris Rodgers looking after?
Jun 29, 2017 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: The Snake and salmon: People are feeling the pain of a river lost
May 29, 2017 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Our View: Can lawyers just try to swim with the salmon?
May 29, 2017 - Washington Post Guest Opinion: Three Republican EPA administrators: Trump is putting us on a dangerous path
Apr 11, 2017 - Idaho Statesman: Saving the salmon can lead to a long-lasting Northwest economic renewal
Mar 11, 2017 - Canoe & Kayak Guest Opinion: It’s Time To Remove The Lower Snake River Dams
Feb 5, 2017 - Patagonia Blog: The Cleanest Line - Free the Snake and Restore Salmon to Honor Treaty Right
Jan 18, 2017 - Many Dollars and Little Sense: Barging on the Lower Snake River
Jan 2, 2017 - Tri-Cities Herard Letter to the Editor: On orcas, ask an expert
Dec 12, 2016 - Chinook Observer Editorial: Say no to standing by as salmon go extinct
Dec 9, 2016 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Fishy end run
Dec 8, 2016 - Daily Astoria Editorial: ‘God Squad’ is the wrong idea for endangered species
Dec 7, 2016 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Stop studying the studies; breach dams and save the salmon
Dec 7, 2016 - Daily Astorian Guest Column: An opportunity to push for salmon recovery
Dec 4, 2016 - Tri-City Herald Guest Opinion: Costly dams are harmful to salmon, tribes, and taxpayers
Dec 4, 2016 - Tri-City Herald Guest Opinion: Costly dams are harmful to salmon, tribes, and taxpayers (2)
Dec 3, 2016 - Idaho Statesman Editorial: Future of Idaho’s wild salmon can’t be sacrificed for any other interest
Oct 23, 2016 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: We can restore salmon and have carbon-free energy
Sep 30, 2016 - Call to Action: Court-Ordered Columbia-Snake Salmon NEPA Review: Phase 1 – Public Hearings this Fall!
Aug 2, 2016 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: We can have a clean energy future and wild salmon
Jul 4, 2016 - New York Times Editorial: The Salmon's Swim for Survival
Jun 26, 2016 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Renewed optimism for salmon recovery
Jun 22, 2016 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Time for Congress to act on dams, Idaho sockeye
Jun 12, 2016 - Guest Columnist Linwood Laughy: Snake Oil on the Lower Snake
Jun 2, 2016 - NRDC Blog: To Save Orcas, First Save Salmon
Jun 2, 2016 - Defenders Magazine: Looking for a Sound Solution
Jun 2, 2016 - Idaho Mountain Express Editorial: Stop dance of death
May 22, 2016 - New York Times Opinion: Unplugging the Colorado River
May 22, 2016 - Seattle Times Editorial: Columbia River Treaty works, but needs thoughtful updating
May 15, 2016 - Seattle Times Op-Ed: Federal court decision is a critical opportunity for salmon, energy and communities
May 14, 2016 - Spokesman op-ed: Dam removal has new energy
May 11, 2016 - East Oregonian Our view: Feds are running out of half measures
May 11, 2016 - Lewiston Tribune editorial: What you hear today, you'll hear tomorrow
Mar 31, 2016 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Hungry killer whales waiting for Columbia River salmon
Dec 15, 2015 - New York Times: Finding Refuge for Salmon, Cold Water Preferred
Dec 8, 2015 - Idaho Statesman op-ed: Record salmon runs actually a decline
Nov 4, 2015 - Huff Post: Newborn Orca 'Baby Boom' Depends Upon Our Breaching Deadbeat Dams
Oct 27, 2015 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Orcas growing factor in Columbia River salmon management
Oct 6, 2015 - Canoe & Kayak: Paddling Against Deadbeat Dams at the Free the Snake Flotilla
Aug 21, 2015 - Patagonia's The Cleanest Line: Save Money, Save Salmon, Save Mike: Free the Snake
Aug 18, 2015 - High Country News: Why is bad science protecting the Lower Snake River dams?
Aug 15, 2015 - Spokesman-Review Editorial: Drought put new facet on U.S.-Canada river treaty
Aug 3, 2015 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Dead Salmon, climate change and Northwest dams
Aug 3, 2015 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Sockeye death toll a predictable disaster
Jun 23, 2015 - Spokesman-Review guest opinion: Pope's letter on environment a call for change
Jun 17, 2015 - Nat Geo Guest Blog: Breach the Snake River Dams
May 21, 2015 - WDC Guest Blog: Southern Resident Orcas and the Snake River
Apr 22, 2015 - Patagonia Ad: Don't Hold Back
Apr 20, 2015 - Lewiston Tribune editorial: Dam cost-benefit study even better idea today
Mar 11, 2015 - Idaho Statesman Columnist Rocky Barker: New numbers won't change debate about Snake River structures
Mar 2, 2015 - LMT Commentary: Waddell is not so easy to ignore
Mar 2, 2015 - LMT Commentary: Waddell is not so easy to ignore (2)
Mar 2, 2015 - LMT Editorial: Will taxpayers dub it a 'Port to Nowhere'?
Mar 2, 2015 - LMT Editorial: Will taxpayers dub it a 'Port to Nowhere'? (2)
Feb 28, 2015 - Guest Opinion: Survival of endangered orcas in the Salish Sea depends on restoring chinook
Dec 8, 2014 - Guest Opinion: Aging infrastructure and scarce dollars means tough decisions
Nov 19, 2014 - Views from North of the Border: Treaty must consider climate change
Sep 11, 2014 - ACTION ALERT - Stop wasteful spending. Protect our wild salmon!
Aug 26, 2014 - New York Times: Large Dams Just Aren’t Worth the Cost
Aug 5, 2014 - Seattle Times letters to the editor: Salmon recovery: Don’t cut back on dam spills
Jul 28, 2014 - Spokesman Review Guest opinion: Value the water stored in Canada
Jul 28, 2014 - Idaho Statesman's Rocky Barker: Renewing Idaho's wild salmon and wild rivers
Jul 2, 2014 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Why the Columbia River Treaty matters
Jun 26, 2014 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Drug addiction and salmon policy
Jun 24, 2014 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Letters to the Editor
Jun 4, 2014 - The Fight for a Lawful Salmon Plan
Mar 13, 2014 - Seattle Times: Weigh all the benefits of the Columbia River Treaty
Feb 9, 2014 - Daily Astorian: Editorial: Latest salmon deal is disappointing (again)
Jan 28, 2014 - Seattle Times Editorial: Water over dams saves salmon
Jan 27, 2014 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Idaho and its chinook deserve an expansion of water spills
Jan 24, 2014 - Lewiston Tribune Editorial: Feds’ predictable fish plan keeps careers going
Jan 22, 2014 - Update: a not-so-new Federal Plan for Columbia/Snake salmon and steelhead
Jan 2, 2014 - New York Times Blog: The Law That Saved the Bald Eagle
Dec 16, 2013 - Protect the Lower Snake-Oppose Harmful, Unlawful Dredging!
Dec 15, 2013 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Columbia River plan fails to protect salmon
Dec 5, 2013 - An enhanced spill experiment – costs and carbon impacts are modest and manageable.
Dec 2, 2013 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Federal Government doing too little to help Columbia salmon
Nov 18, 2013 - Lewiston Tribune editorial: Can Labrador be as courageous at home?
Nov 15, 2013 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Consider ecosystem in U.S.-Canada negotiations for Columbia River Treaty
Oct 27, 2013 - Spokesman-Review op/ed: Include salmon, climate provisions in river treaty
Oct 25, 2013 - Seattle Times: Roll on Columbia River Treaty
Oct 8, 2013 - The Oregonian Editorial: The Northwest needs an overhauled Columbia River Treaty.
Oct 7, 2013 - Lewiston Tribune: Bye-Bye to barging on the Snake, Clearwater?
Sep 27, 2013 - Lewiston Tribune editorial: Idaho lost more than a megaload court case
Sep 25, 2013 - Tacoma News Tribune Op-Ed: There's good news and bad news for Northwest's salmon
Sep 18, 2013 - LMT Editorial: Feds' fifth fish recovery plan invites a sixth
Sep 17, 2013 - Spokesman-Review Editorial: Thorough, fair ruling for U.S. 12 megaloads
Sep 17, 2013 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Same old story
Sep 15, 2013 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Same old story (2)
Jul 15, 2013 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Save the law that protects America's natural capital
Jun 20, 2013 - Renewing the Columbia River Treaty: a-once-in-our-lifetime chance
Jun 7, 2013 - LMT Guest Opinion: If you do the math, dams don't add up
May 16, 2013 - Climate Change Prevention and Care
May 8, 2013 - Paul Lumley: To manage the Columbia River, we need a new treaty for a new era (2)
May 5, 2013 - Spokesman Review guest opinion: It’s time to assess use of shrinking tax dollars on lower Snake River dams
Apr 22, 2013 - The Oregonian: A 21st-century blueprint for saving Oregon species from climate change
Apr 15, 2013 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Good news - There are chinook and coho seasons
Apr 12, 2013 - Fires, Sediment, Salmon and Taxpayers
Mar 7, 2013 - Old Arguments, New Realities
Mar 7, 2013 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Don't take Linwood Laughy's word for it
Feb 11, 2013 - Seattle Times Editorial: BPA, the next 75 years
Jan 24, 2013 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Judging River Dredging Plan By the Numbers
Jan 11, 2013 - Bellingham Herald Op-ed: Basin stakeholders talks could break stalemate
Dec 21, 2012 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Will NOAA’s new process matter?
Dec 21, 2012 - Editorial: Saving Columbia Basin salmon requires a boost in the Northwest's focus and ingenuity
Dec 6, 2012 - Idaho Statesman Editorial: Idaho salmon: The $9,000 sockeye? There is a better answer.
Dec 3, 2012 - Op-ed in the Columbian: Time for new approach to save salmon
Nov 15, 2012 - Chinook Observer Editorial: Let’s cooperate on salmon
Nov 15, 2012 - Daily Astorian Editorial: Salmon recovery waits on Obama
Nov 15, 2012 - Settling fish vs. dams: Is there a better time?
Nov 15, 2012 - Bend Bulletin Op-ed: Clean energy plans must not forget endangered salmon
Nov 7, 2012 - NOAA, We Have a Problem
Oct 16, 2012 - Governor's call for salmon collaboration is an economic opportunity
Oct 16, 2012 - Sac Bee Viewpoints: Collaborative solutions will benefit 'Pacific Salmon States'
Oct 16, 2012 - We can end the Columbia basin salmon wars now by balancing energy, conservation
Aug 30, 2012 - Boil On Columbia
Aug 14, 2012 - The Worst Dam Bill Ever
Jul 30, 2012 - NYTimes Opinionator: Biological Boomerang
Jun 28, 2012 - Saving Salmon to Save Orcas
May 29, 2012 - The Columbian: Twin milestones illustrate importance of Endangered Species Act
May 9, 2012 - Lewiston Tribune Editorial: Fish or dams? Why not try a third choice?
Apr 5, 2012 - BPA stifling opportunities for salmon, wind, and jobs
Jan 5, 2012 - Sustainable Business Oregon: Let's stop defending failure in the Columbia Basin by Jeff Hickman
Dec 5, 2011 - Idaho Statesman Editorial: A judge has stepped up for Idaho’s fish. Now it’s our turn.
Nov 9, 2011 - Oregonian Op-ed - Saving salmon: Northwest businesses deserve seats at the table
Aug 18, 2011 - News Tribune Oped: Ruling brings opportunity to rebuild fisheries, expand our green economy
Aug 15, 2011 - Register Guard Oped: Give stakeholders a chance on salmon survival plan
Aug 12, 2011 - New York Times Editorial: The Salmon Deserve Better
May 16, 2011 - Seattle Times Op-Ed by Pat Ford: Wild salmon and wind power can work together
May 13, 2011 - Don't let BPA squander clean energy jobs and innovation.
Mar 29, 2011 - Oped in Capital Press by Brett Swift - Fewer dams will improve Columbia-Snake river system
Mar 17, 2011 - Oregonian: Scientists respond to Lubchenco Op-Ed
Feb 13, 2011 - Oregonian Op-ed: The reckoning: A looming decision on endangered salmon will set the stage for momentous battles over the future
Aug 22, 2010 - Columbia salmon policy still driven by ideology, not science - Oregonian op-ed by Steven Hawley
Aug 16, 2010 - Oregonian - August 16th, 2010: Columbia River salmon: The fishermen's plan is starting to work
Jun 1, 2010 - Seattle Times: Crafting the operating manual for the Columbia River system
Apr 22, 2010 - Idaho Statesman Editorial, April 21, 2010 - SALMON: A good day, and a good decision, for Idaho fish
Apr 11, 2010 - Columbian Op-Ed by Dan Grogan: Protect fish to protect fisheries
Apr 7, 2010 - Seattle Times Editorial, April 7th, 2010: Water over the dam works for salmon
Apr 2, 2010 - Lewiston Tribune Editorial - April 2nd, 2010: Feds would shut off tap on fishing economy
Mar 23, 2010 - Oregonian Op-ed by Rod Sando: Federal approach still harms salmon
Mar 20, 2010 - Oregonian Op-Ed by Steven Hawley: "What don't we know about the Columbia salmon plan?"
Mar 11, 2010 - L.A. Times - An upstream battle over chinook salmon
Jan 28, 2010 - Idaho Statesman - Dr. Steve Bruce: More broken promises from Army Corps
Jan 25, 2010 - LA Times Editorial: Save the salmon -- and us
Jan 25, 2010 - Seattle Times Editorial - For healthy returns, juvenile salmon have to reach the ocean
Dec 26, 2009 - Register Guard Editorial: Release salmon findings - December 26th, 2009
Dec 21, 2009 - Daily Astorian - Letters to the Editor - Oct. 7th, 2009
Dec 17, 2009 - Astorian Editorial: Obama was right
Nov 9, 2009 - Spokesman-Review Guest opinion: Clean energy action crucial by Don Barbieri
Oct 29, 2009 - Chico News & Review: Saving an American icon
Oct 26, 2009 - Los Angeles Times Op-ed by Carl Pope: Noah's Ark for Salmon
Oct 26, 2009 - PLENTY Magazine: Bill McKibben sees the environmental health of a nation in the plight of our salmon and the battle over offshore drilling
Oct 19, 2009 - Register Guard Op-ed by Glen Spain: Obama’s salmon plan just repackages Bush’s failed effort
Oct 12, 2009 - Editorials & Opinions - Columbia & Snake River Salmon in the Media
Oct 9, 2009 - Oregonian Op-ed by Governor Kulongoski: Another flawed plan to protect salmon
Oct 7, 2009 - Oregonian Op-ed: For wild salmon, more business as usual
Sep 27, 2009 - Register Guard Op-ed: We need to both help salmon and produce cleaner energy
Sep 19, 2009 - New York Times Editorial: Not There on Salmon, September 20th, 2009
Sep 16, 2009 - The Caddis Fly - Oregon Fly Fishing: Meet the new boss: same as the old boss
Aug 26, 2009 - Tacoma News Tribune Op-Ed by Sara Patton: Salmon, water, energy policies should be considered together
Aug 17, 2009 - SF Chronicle: Doing away with dams
Aug 12, 2009 - THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Editorial: Giving Snake River salmon a lift
Aug 12, 2009 - THE NEW YORK TIMES Editorial: Salmon Test
Aug 10, 2009 - BUFFALO NEWS: Bust the dams, save the salmon
Aug 9, 2009 - Oregonian op-ed: Dam decision poses test for Obama team
Aug 9, 2009 - Boston Globe Editorial: Salmon: A dam shame
Aug 5, 2009 - Press Release: Former governors & Fishing Business Letters to President Obama
Aug 4, 2009 - Register Guard Editorial - August 4th, 2009: Prepare for dam removal
Jul 24, 2009 - Seattle Times, July 24th, 2009: A new twist in dam removal on the Snake River
Jul 6, 2009 - LA Times OpEd: Paul VanDevelder July 6. 2009
Jul 5, 2009 - New York Times: July 4th, 2009 Editorial
Jun 15, 2009 - Idaho Statesman: Chris Wood Op-ed June 15, 2009
Jun 5, 2009 - Mike Crapo steps outside Larry Craig's shadow
Jun 5, 2009 - OREGONIAN: The false choice on endangered salmon
Apr 29, 2009 - America to President Obama: Please Save Wild Salmon in the Columbia & Snake Rivers!
Apr 11, 2009 - NEW YORK TIMES: Dr. Lubchenco and the salmon
Apr 5, 2009 - Cecil Andrus Op-ed: A workable salmon policy for the Northwest
Mar 31, 2009 - Spokesman Review: Guest Opinion, Dustin Aherin, May 18, 2008
Mar 23, 2009 - High Country News, March 23rd, 2009: 2017 is just around the corner
Mar 5, 2009 - Columbia & Snake River Salmon in the Media
Mar 5, 2009 - Seattle P-I Editorial - Feb 22, 2009 - Washington Century: Salmon
Mar 2, 2009 - Saving Snake River salmon will save Puget Sound killer whales
May 2, 2008 - Seattle Times Guest columnists: Connect the dots to save orcas, salmon
Oct 31, 2007 - The Salmon Extinction Plan
