Leaked agreement shows federal government willing to take down Snake …
WEBThe draft outlines what the federal government might do in terms of habitat restoration and alternative energy development, if the four dams on the Lower Snake River are removed.
Idaho will again use chemical to kill invasive mussels in Snake River
WEB39 minutes ago · Quagga mussels are a nonnative invasive species first detected in water samples in the Snake River in Idaho in September 2023. State officials used the Natrix chemical last year, and said the ...
Snake River is most endangered in the country: Inside the ... - ABC News
WEBApr 26, 2021 · The Snake River is the most endangered river in the United States in 2021, according to American Rivers, which has put out a list every year for 36 years.
Historic agreement seen as a harbinger to Snake River dam removal
WEBDec 15, 2023 · After decades of courtroom drama, a document leak and years of negotiation, federal officials agreed with six Northwest tribes to restore salmon, build-up clean energy and begin studying how to replace …
U.S. Government Sets a Path to Breach the Four Lower Snake River …
WEBDec 14, 2023 · An agreement to restore the Columbia Basin announced today by the White House, the States of Oregon and Washington and four Columbia Basin tribes marks a turning point in the long-standing effort to protect and restore Snake River salmon, an iconic Pacific Northwest species that could face extinction without action.
White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · The plan, announced in December, stopped short of calling for the removal of four controversial dams on the Snake River, as some environmental groups and tribal leaders have urged. But officials said it would boost clean energy production and help offset hydropower, transportation and other benefits provided by the dams should Congress ever ...
Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden ... - Associated Press News
WEBDec 15, 2023 · President Joe Biden’s administration stopped short of calling for the removal of the dams to save the fish, but Northwest tribes and conservationists who have long sought that called the agreement a road map for dismantling them.
Efforts of tribes pay off in historic agreement on Snake River dam ...
WEBDec 25, 2023 · The Nez Perce tribe and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife worked together to restore 500,000 juvenile coho salmon to the Snake River Basin in northeastern Oregon, where they haven't...
Dam removal still on table as settlement talks over Lower Snake River ...
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Dam removal remains on the table on the Lower Snake River under an agreement announced Thursday, after two years of settlement talks between the federal government and tribes and...
Federal report recommends removing four Lower Snake River …
WEBSep 30, 2022 · Breaching the Snake River dams is one major way to protect salmon, according to a final federal report announced on Friday on salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia River Basin.