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Tracy Stone-Manning was ceremonially sworn in today as Director of the Bureau of Land Management by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. “The Bureau

The agreement asks the court to stay the litigation, which aims to save endangered salmon runs on the Columbia and Snake rivers, until the end of July 2022.

SPOKANE — Fishing and conservation groups on Thursday joined with the state of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe and the Biden administration to seek a pause in litigation challenging the latest federal plan for hydropower operations on the Snake and Columbia rivers in an effort to save endangered salmon runs.

A temporary compromise has been reached on the operation of eight federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the coming year, giving more time for government officials and conservation groups to discuss the future of the dams.

The Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe is getting one of 37 federal grants.

The Columbia River Basin was once the greatest salmon-producing river system in the world, but conservationists say dams are pushing some runs toward extinction.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fishing and conservation groups on Thursday joined with the state of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe and the Biden administration to seek a pause in litigation challenging the latest federal plan for hydropower operations on the Snake and Columbia rivers in an effort to save endangered salmon runs.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Fishing and conservation groups on Thursday joined with the state of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe and the Biden administration to

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $6.6 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants to federally recognized Native American and Alaska

The Biden-Harris administration today announced an important step to chart a path forward in a longstanding Columbia River Basin conflict regarding