The Columbian10h
‘There was a real bottleneck’: Bonneville Dam fish ladder gutted and renovated in time for salmon passage
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is gutting and rebuilding a large section of Bonneville Dam’s fish ladder to make it easier ...
E&E13d
Trump admin extends environmental review of Columbia River dams
The Trump administration is pushing back a review into how dams on the Columbia River system could be operated to benefit endangered salmon and steelhead population, extending a deadline set under ...
Columbia River Treaty compensates Canada to manage waterway for U.S. hydropower, flood control
The Columbia River Treaty governs how Canada and the U.S. use dams for hydropower and flood control on the massive ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune8d
Columbia River basin dam study to be revised
which evaluated the operations and maintenance of the 14 federally managed dams throughout the Columbia River Basin, did not address.
The Vancouver Sun10h
Trump wants B.C.'s water: Plausible or one big pipe dream?
One of the reasons experts believe Trump could be targeting Canada is its resources, including its critical minerals — and ...
The Inlander15h
Tracing cataclysmic floods and geologist J Harlen Bretz’s footsteps across the Pacific Northwest
For many people, the "King" Columbia River begins and ends with the Grand Coulee Dam, the iconic 1930s project that produces ...
Power Engineering13d
BC Hydro launches ‘major’ seismic upgrades at Ladore Dam
This upgrade, with an estimated cost between $297 million to $379 million, is meant to help ensure Ladore Dam continues to ...
The Bulletin28d
Lawmakers introduce bill to protect Snake River dams
Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., is designed to protect the four lower Snake River dams from removal. The Northwest Energy Security Act directs the federal Columbia River power system to operate in ...
Yahoo24d
The ‘Six Sovereigns’ are fighting for the Columbia River basin’s future. Who are they?
You’d be hard-pressed to find a part of the Pacific Northwest that’s more important than the Columbia River basin ... it stretches from southeast British Columbia and extends into much ...