So, whether you're headed to eastern Washington's underrated region of lush rolling hills and charming small towns or exploring the state's hidden island full of parks, beaches, and seafood, you'll ...

Fifty years ago in June, elected officials gathered in Lewiston to celebrate a remarkable feat: With the completion of the Lower Snake River dams, a $1 billion project had effectively turned the ...

It’s an issue of priorities. Or perhaps, a matter of not looking a gift horse in the mouth. However you cut it, Washington is blessed with an abundance of clean, renewable hydropower. It ...

The Snake River dams can’t be studied enough, it appears. Washington state lawmakers are still working through the budget, but it looks like millions of dollars will once again be spent on ...

The lower Snake River dams also are relied upon to provide 8% of Washington state’s electricity, Myers said. It is more than all of the wind and solar production combined in Washington state.

After decades of debate on whether the lower Snake River dams should be removed, Washington state residents remain deeply divided, according to the results of a draft study released Friday. The ...

Environmental activists push for the removal of four dams along the Snake River in Washington state, but it would change the look of grain exports in the Pacific Northwest. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Read ...

The state Legislature already this session is smack in the middle of the state’s long-running conflict over the Lower Snake River dams, with a proposal from Gov. Jay Inslee to put $750,000 in ...

Washington state leaders came out against a proposal to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River, adding that regional collaboration to protect salmon populations is needed now more than ever.

COST TO REMOVE DAMS. U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, proposed in early 2021 spending $33.5 billion to breach the four lower Snake River dams. Washington state now spends about $100 million a year ...