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New Web Site Dedicated to Making Hydropower Easily Understood
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) has launched a new web site with a simple mission: give teachers, students, opinion leaders, and the public balanced, reliable information about the use of hydropower in the Northwest. Visit…
Reestablishing salmon runs above existing dams part of Southern Resident Orca Task Force Recommendations
In March 2018, Washington State Governor Inslee established the Southern Resident Orca Task Force to identify, prioritize and support implementation of a long-term recovery plan. This was in response to the continued decline of these whales, including the…
Study says drawing down Lower Granite Reservoir during summer could help fish
By Eric Barker Spokesman Review Drawing down Lower Granite Reservoir during summer heatwaves could be an effective tool to help sockeye salmon and other protected fish by mitigating high water temperatures, according to analysis performed by the Portland-based…
Study Analyzes Survival Tests for Young Salmon/Steelhead Moving Downriver Through Columbia/Snake Dams
By Staff Reporter Columbia Basin Bulletin Results of survival tests for young salmon and steelhead that migrate to the ocean through six Federal Columbia River Power System dams all generally exceeded the survival requirements of NOAA Fisheries’ 2008…
Judge Gives Feds Nearly Five Years to Complete NEPA Process For New Basin Salmon/Steelhead Recovery Plan
By Staff Reporter Columbia Basin Bulletin The federal judge presiding over the rewriting of the recovery plan for thirteen species of Columbia River salmon and steelhead says a thorough National Environmental Policy Act review is more important than…
Lawsuit targets dam operators over impacts to bull trout
By Kate Prengaman Yakima Herald Dam operators across the Columbia River Basin are not doing enough to protect endangered bull trout, according to allegations in a federal lawsuit filed this week. Two Bureau of Reclamation facilities on the…