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For Immediate Release, March 16, 2021 Contact: John DeVoe, WaterWatch of Oregon, john@waterwatch.org, (503) 295-4039 x 1 Kurt Beardslee, Wild Fish Conservancy, kurt@wildfishconservancy.org, (206) 310-9301 David A. Moskowitz, The Conservation Angler, david@theconservationangler.org, (971) 235-8953 Northwest Senators Urged to Reject Rep. Simpson’s Disastrous Plan for Endangered Salmon PORTLAND, Ore.— A coalition of conservation, water policy, and agricultural sustai...

WASHINGTON — When Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson publicly called for breaching four Lower Snake River dams on Sunday, Feb. 7, as part of his Energy & Salmon Concept, public reaction, it’s fair to say, was shock. And although Simpson certainly heard the swift criticism of his plan, voices as wide-ranging as tribes, environmental groups, energy interests and farmers were quick to praise his proposal for its collaborative spirit and attempt to find compromise solutions — something not hear...

Q&A with architect of proposal to breach Lower Snake River dams: ‘I’m conservative, and I also value conservation’ Updated Feb 25, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 FILE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax, Wash. A Republican congressman has proposed removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest, including the Lower Granite Dam, as part of a sweeping plan to save salmon populations and provide aid to farmers and other...

When Tara VanDerveer applied for the head-coaching job in women’s basketball at the University of Idaho in 1978, her official credentials were thin. She’d never run her own program at any level, and she’d landed her first paid assistant’s position just two years earlier. She was 24. More Headlines

A Republican Congressman from Idaho is proposing removing four dams in an attempt to save the dwindling salmon population. It'll take billions of dollars to get it done.