Stopgap Columbia River Treaty leaves U.S. with more electricity, trickier flood management
A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower ...
New Indigenous culture exhibits open at Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria
It’s a big change at the north Oregon coast museum. Since it opened in 1963, the Columbia River Maritime Museum has had ...
20+ birds shot, left to rot in Columbia River. One is a federally protected species
More than 20 waterfowl were shot on the Columbia River in Eastern Washington and left to waste, said the Washington state ...
Federal agencies to revise environmental study for Columbia River Basin dam operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday that they will update an environmental study ...
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What are pelicans doing in the Columbia River?
The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated that 10 to 20 million shad may travel up the Columbia River annually. While pelicans ...
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Columbia River Treaty brings more electricity, trickier flood management
A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower ...
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Snake River dam supporters cry foul as feds plan update to study that rejected breaching
Other studies that could be considered to revise the environmental impact statement include a 2022 federal report that said ...
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Agencies to revise environmental study for Columbia basin dams
Supplemental study will consider new data about dam breaching, which environmental advocates say would restore salmon, ...
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‘Unlawful’ or ‘a critical next step’? Feds to update Columbia River dams’ environmental guidelines
Federal agencies announced Thursday they will update the environmental guidelines that shape how they operate 14 dams on the ...
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EPA adds Upper Columbia River area in Washington to Superfund Priority List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the Upper Columbia River Site in northeast Washington to the Superfund ...
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Columbia River Basin officials miss goal on salmon return but see progress
The 10-year rolling average of salmon and steelhead runs in the Pacific Northwest basin has risen compared to previous ...
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Feds to update Columbia River dams' environmental guidelines
The fight came to a head in 2020 when federal agencies released the current guidelines for the federal system’s operations — known as the Columbia River Operating System Environmental Impact Statement ...