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50 years after the Snake River dams were completed, can they continue to coexist with salmon?
Since the four Lower Snake River dams were completed, the economic benefits they provide have been in tension with their impact on the salmon and steelhead that hatch above the dams and must return ...
Boston Review6d
What Does It Take to Topple a Dam?
The saga of the Klamath provokes a more fundamental, yet often ignored, set of questions: What is a river for? Irrigation?
KTVZ1d
Deschutes River Conservancy hails legislative approval of pilot water bank for Deschutes River Basin
The Oregon Legislature has passed House Bill 3806, approving pilot water bank authorities in the Deschutes Basin. "This legislation marks a significant step forward in helping Central Oregon expand ...
Cowboy State Daily5d
Wyoming Irrigators Frustrated By Getting Shut Off Earlier In Colorado River Basin
Western Wyoming irrigators are frustrated after being shut off earlier than normal to send Colorado River Basin water downstream. State officials ...
Columbia Basin Herald1d
STUDIO BASIN: Railroads, MLSD budget and the conclusion of baseball
On this week’s episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer discusses the potential of the Columbia ...
The Colorado River used to be predictable as a water supply. What happens when it's not?
As Colorado River states race to finish a deal, water users face a resource altered by drought and climate change.
Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon
A group of several dozen Indigenous youth from across the Klamath Basin recently emerged victorious after a monthlong journey paddling the Klamath River.