The wars over the four dams on the lower Snake River, just before it joins the Columbia River — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite — are… Read More
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A letter of concern signed by a broad coalition of more than 40 agricultural groups, ports and other river stakeholders along the Columbia/Snake river system is opposing a plan to… Read More
A group representing environmental lawyers has filed notice of intent to sue the federal government, including the Corps of Engineers, over its decision not to dismantle locks and dams on… Read More
A federal judge, granting summary judgment in favor of a lawsuit filed in 2018 by environmentalists, said the Corps of Engineers is years behind on efforts to mitigate dams and… Read More
The Columbia River System Operations final environmental impact statement (EIS) was released July 31. It declined to recommend the closure and decommissioning of the four lower Snake River dams, as desired… Read More
A study commissioned by the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA) has found that if the four lower Snake River dams were removed, the closures would cost up to $2.3 billion… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration announced January 9 that they have revised the schedule to complete an environmental impact statement (EIS) to… Read More