Explore this page to find editorials and guest opinions concerning all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
Explore this page to find editorials and guest opinions concerning all things related to Columbia-Snake River Basin wild salmon and steelhead.
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
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 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