Large dams are no longer being built in the U.S. In fact, they are being removed, especially in the Northwest, with a 100% ...

A free-flowing Lower Snake River will be a rafting and paddling paradise, a hiking destination with trails along a finally healthy river and a mecca for salmon fishing. In his guest opinion of May ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. —The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration ...

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, commerce and identity. But it faces an uncertain future. How much more can ...

At the beginning of 2025, a new tragedy struck the Pacific Northwest’s endangered Southern Resident orca population. Tahlequah, a mother orca known scientifically as J35, made national headlines for c ...

Despite increase, the lower Salmon River between Rice Creek and Twin bridges has been closed to ensure anglers don’t exceed ...

Government reports released during the Biden administration acknowledged the hydropower system’s harm to salmon stocks and Native nations, as well as the ways removing four lower Snake River ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Columbia River is at a crossroads. Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada over the river’s benefits are stalled. Thirteen runs of salmon and steelhead are threatened with ...

An aerial view of Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River.

Everything’s bigger in the US, they say, and that apparently includes its river gorges. But don't be fooled by its grand size ...

Recently in The Spokesman-Review were two articles about canceled grants for local projects. One was for Gonzaga’s Climate Grant and the other was the grant for the Tech Hub in Airways Heights. There ...