• News
    Posted: July 26, 2021
    ‘Collaborative’ Effort To Save NW Salmon Looks Like Another Anti-Snake Dam Task Force

    Idaho Power Co.’s Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon dams on the Snake River near the Idaho and Oregon border have blocked a historic spawning route for steelhead and Chinook salmon. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet…

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    Posted: July 19, 2021
    4-State Collaboration May Squeeze Out E. Wash. Interests in Keeping Snake River Dams

    Advocates for retaining the four lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington are questioning whether the Columbia Basin Collaborative to recover threatened and endangered salmon species. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF) Read the…

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    Posted: July 16, 2021
    Lawsuit Seeks More Spill Over Columbia Basin Dams for Salmon

    Spokane — The record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest prompted fishing and conservation groups to ask a federal court Friday to order more spill from dams on the lower Snake. Read the full article:…

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    Posted: June 1, 2021
    Salmon & the Snake

    Breaching the Snake River dams may offer the best shot at ensuring a healthy future for salmon in the Columbia Basin. Read the full article: Salmon and the Snake

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    Posted: May 15, 2021
    Inslee, Murray Reject Dams Removal Plan

    Washington’s 2 most powerful politicians said Friday that the region’s salmon and steelhead need help “now more than ever,” but then dismissed Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson’s plan. Read the full article: Inslee, Murray Reject Dams…

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    Posted: May 13, 2021
    Bold Proposal To Breach Snake River Dams

    A bold proposal to remove 4 dams on the lower Snake River to aid in salmon recovery has been set forth by an Idaho congressman. The proposal by Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, would include more…

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    Posted: March 10, 2021
    Congressman Floats $33B Plan To Demolish Four Dams

    A concept floated by Republican Mike Simpson, a U.S. congressman from Idaho, holds the potential to loosen the intractable logjam that has persisted for years among lawmakers. Read the full article: Congressman Floats $33B Plan…

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    Posted: March 8, 2021
    Dam Power: Snake River Dams Are Not Big Power Producers, but Play an Important Regional Role

    After nearly 2 decades of politicking, controversy, and dispute, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the Cascade Locks on the Columbia River, near The Dalles, Oregon, allowing boats laden with goods to pass by…

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    Posted: March 3, 2021
    New Website Imagines the Snake River Without Dams

    An advocacy group angling for a free-flowing Snake River has released a detailed multimedia website envisioning what the removal of four dams could mean for the region. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF) Read…

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    Posted: February 8, 2021
    Idaho Republican Offers $33.5B Plan To Breach Lower Snake River Dams, Replace Their Benefits

    Rep. Mike Simpson, an Idaho Republican, has outlined a plan to spend $33.5 billion to breach 4 lower Snake River dams and replace their benefits through a wide range of investments. Read the full article:…