The Lower Monumental lock and dam on the Snake River. (Getty Images) A long-running court battle over how to balance protections for endangered fish with hydropower dams in the Columbia River Basin ...
In February 2024, it looked like nearly three decades of litigation over the operation of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia ...
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon populations from dying out ...
Judge orders more spill to aid salmon, less for hydropower on Snake and Columbia rivers Ruling raises power and ag concerns while affirming tribal treaty salmon rights Order blocks 2026 Fish ...