Explore this page to find news articles, links to radio and television, blog posts and more -- all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
Explore this page to find news articles, links to radio and television, blog posts and more -- all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
Sep 1, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Federal government, salmon advocates agree to continue talks that could lead to breaching Snake River dams
Sep 1, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Parties seek extension in dams debate
Sep 1, 2023 - Seattle Times: Dam removal still on table as settlement talks over Lower Snake River operations continue
Aug 28, 2023 - Seattle Times: Celebrating the life of Tokitae the orca on San Juan Island
Aug 4, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Snake River sockeye run sputters
Jul 24, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Sockeye begin epic Northwest journey
Jul 19, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Dam Study: More research required
Jun 27, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Environmentalists, politicians clash over Republican hearing to defend Snake River dams
Jun 21, 2023 - Seattle Times: The massive dam removal on the Klamath may save salmon but can’t solve the West’s water crisis
Jun 14, 2023 - Seattle Times: As the West’s dam removal movement presses on, could the Lower Snake be next?
May 22, 2023 - Northwest Public Broadcasting: PNW artists’ work evokes salmon to educate, inspire change
May 18, 2023 - Public News Service: Historic Step Forward for Snake River Dam Replacement in WA Budget
Apr 26, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: This year’s return could be one of the smallest on record, and it appears there are a number of factors at play
Apr 20, 2023 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: As Expiration Date Nears, U.S., Canada Pushing To Finish Columbia River Treaty Negotiations By June; Uncertainty Over Future Operations A Motivator
Apr 13, 2023 - Idaho News 6: Idaho Youth head to U.S. Capitol to protect Salmon and Steelhead
Apr 10, 2023 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Canada, U.S. Meet For 16th Round Of Columbia River Treaty Negotiations; Biden, Trudeau Issue Statement
Apr 3, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Anti-dam overtakes listening session
Mar 27, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Washington expected to have a limited spring chinook season
Mar 24, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: Bills unveiled to save Snake River dams
Mar 21, 2023 - Lewiston Tribune: President Biden pledges support for efforts to restore salmon runs on the Snake and Columbia rivers
Mar 16, 2023 - Public News Service: In DC, Focus on Fish, NW Energy Grid
Mar 15, 2023 - Seattle Times: WA teen keeps youth at root of environmental movement
Feb 13, 2023 - Spokesman-Review: Overall run forecast calls for more fish than last year; numbers on the Snake River are down slightly
Feb 9, 2023 - Phys.org: Salmon deplete fat stores while stopped at dams, study shows
Dec 1, 2022 - Spokesman-Review: Northwest Tribal leaders welcome Biden’s new commitments at Tribal Nations Summit
Nov 18, 2022 - Seattle Times: ‘Momentous:’ Feds advance largest dam demo in US history
Nov 17, 2022 - Seattle Times: 5 exhibitions to see during Native American Heritage Month
Nov 1, 2022 - OPB: Hundreds of gallons of oil leak into Snake River from Little Goose Dam
Oct 7, 2022 - KUOW: Salmon advocates ask to include healthy ecosystems in Columbia River Treaty
Oct 3, 2022 - OPB: Federal report recommends removing four Lower Snake River dams to protect salmon
Sep 26, 2022 - OPB: The racism, and resilience, behind today’s Pacific Northwest salmon crisis
Sep 23, 2022 - The Lewiston Tribune: Speaking up for salmon
Sep 23, 2022 - Capital Press: Q&A: Simpson continues to push lower Snake River dam plan
Sep 20, 2022 - The Capital Press: Environmental groups urge update of Columbia River Treaty
Aug 31, 2022 - New York Times: Breaching Dams ‘Must Be an Option’ to Save Salmon, Washington Democrats Say
Aug 29, 2022 - AP News: Columbia River's Salmon Are at the Core of Ancient Religion
Aug 29, 2022 - KREM2: Inslee, Murray recommend taking action to make breaching Snake River dams a 'viable option'
Aug 26, 2022 - OPB: Benefits of Snake River dams must be replaced before breaching to save salmon, report says
Aug 26, 2022 - Spokesman-Review: Murray and Inslee conclude breaching Snake River dams ‘not an option right now,’ while calling status quo unsustainable for salmon
Aug 26, 2022 - Seattle Times: Inslee, Murray say Snake River dam removal possible, but not yet
Aug 26, 2022 - Spokesman-Review: Snake River spring Chinook struggling like never before, feds decide against classifying them as ‘endangered’
Aug 25, 2022 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SNAKE RIVER: Energy, fishing, conservation groups respond to Sen. Murray’s & Gov. Inslee’s presumptive plan for dam replacement
Aug 16, 2022 - Tri-City Herald: ‘Who are we without salmon?’ Tribes gather along dammed Snake River to call for action
Aug 15, 2022 - The New York Times: Plaintiffs in Long Fight Over Endangered Salmon Hope a Resolution is near
Aug 5, 2022 - OPB: Groups seek pause in long-running Columbia River Basin salmon dispute
Aug 5, 2022 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Salmon and dam talks get another year
Aug 4, 2022 - OPB and ProPublica: How the BPA is contributing to salmon’s decline in the Northwest
Jul 28, 2022 - NWNews: Federal report recommends breaching Lower Snake River dams to restore salmon
Jul 12, 2022 - Seattle Times: White House weighs in on Lower Snake River dam breaching in unusual power play
May 16, 2022 - Seattle Times: Indigenous carvers’ totem pole to journey across Pacific Northwest to bolster dam-removal movement
May 4, 2022 - The Bellingham Herald: ‘Spirit of the Waters’ totem pole journey begins. Here’s where you can see it
Apr 20, 2022 - E&E News: Climate activists put bull's-eye on hydropower dams in Wash.
Apr 5, 2022 - Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Officials seek change of course in wild salmon recovery
Apr 5, 2022 - The Olympian: Supporters march for salmon survival
Apr 5, 2022 - The News Tribune: Activists rally in Tacoma for Northwest salmon — next event is April 2 in Olympia
Mar 9, 2022 - NW News Network: Study says plans needed to replace Snake River dams power generation
Mar 9, 2022 - The Seattle Times: New calf joins endangered southern resident orcas; 2 other pregnancies lost
Mar 9, 2022 - NRDC: Saving Salmon—from One Generation of Fisherwomen to the Next
Mar 9, 2022 - KIRO 7: Activists create human mural to support saving orcas, salmon
Jan 27, 2022 - Idaho Capital Sun: Idaho heart, Idaho Ark - The Middle Fork is our best chance to sustain salmon in an uncertain future
Jan 14, 2022 - The Lewiston Tribune: RIVER ROAD TRIP PART 2 -- THE JOHN DAY Fewer dams provided migrating fish a significant advantage
Dec 13, 2021 - The Lewiston Tribune: RIVER ROAD TRIP PART 1 -- THE ELWHA RIVER When dams fell, salmon returned
Nov 9, 2021 - OPB: Salmon - the original superabundant food of the Pacific Northwest
Nov 2, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: Analysis - In Washington state, the tide might be turning on breaching Snake River dams
Nov 2, 2021 - Spokesman Review: ‘A giant step’ for salmon: As dam-breaching debate rages, Cantwell quietly secures billions for fish recovery
Oct 26, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Snake River dam litigation put on hold
Oct 26, 2021 - Spokesman Review: 20-year legal tug-of-war between federal managers on the Snake River and conservation and tribal interests may be put on hold until next summer
Oct 26, 2021 - Spokesman Review: ‘With open minds,’ Murray, Inslee detail process to consider breaching Snake River dams
Oct 22, 2021 - Seattle Times: Lawsuit over dams on hold as Gov. Inslee, Sen. Murray pursue breaching assessment on Lower Snake River
Oct 21, 2021 - Time Magazine: Upstream Battle
Oct 18, 2021 - Seattle Times: Washington governor, senator want answers on how to replace benefits of Lower Snake River dams
Oct 15, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Inslee, Murray to ponder future without dams
Oct 15, 2021 - The Spokesman-Review: Inslee, Murray plan to release dam breaching assessment by next summer
Oct 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review: Poll finds most Washington voters support plan to breach Snake River dams
Oct 4, 2021 - Spokesman-Review: Infrastructure bill would let Bonneville Power Administration borrow $10 billion to modernize Northwest power grid, but critics say it props up ‘failed status quo’
Oct 1, 2021 - CBB: With Few Snake River Sockeye Making It To Sawtooth Basin, Endangered Fish Hang On With Captive Breeding, Outplanting Adults Into Lakes
Sep 30, 2021 - Post Register: Dismal returns: 43 sockeye make the journey from the Pacific to central Idaho in 2021
Sep 22, 2021 - OPB: Southern Resident grandmother orca missing and likely dead
Sep 7, 2021 - Seattle Times: Lower Snake River irrigators propose two-dam drawdown, breaking with some farmers and bargers
Aug 26, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune: Steelhead numbers bad, again
Aug 23, 2021 - WSJ: Declining Salmon Population Threatens Fishing Tourism in Pacific Northwest
Aug 23, 2021 - The Seattle Times: Skinny orcas are up to 3 times more likely to die than healthy whales, new research shows
Aug 17, 2021 - KIVI TV: Excessive heat makes it more difficult for sockeye salmon to return to Idaho
Aug 16, 2021 - The Seattle Times: What does climate report foresee for Northwest?
Aug 12, 2021 - King 5 News: Conservation groups call for removal of lower Snake River Dams to save salmon, orca
Aug 12, 2021 - Katu TV: Conservation groups call for removal of Snake River dams, citing concerns for salmon
Aug 11, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: ‘More and more dire’: Idaho salmon advocates rally for Snake River dam breaching
Aug 11, 2021 - KHQ: Local wildlife advocates work to save endangered salmon populations
Aug 11, 2021 - Seattle Times: This tribe has lived on the coast of Washington for thousands of years. Now climate change is forcing it uphill
Aug 11, 2021 - KUOW - U.S. Senate infrastructure package could ‘significantly improve’ salmon habitat