Snake River Savers News Today

The Biden Administration is considering the future of Pacific Northwest salmon and the effect of dams in the region. The White House Council on Environmental Quality held listening sessions this spring and is now asking for public comments on dams in the Columbia River basin. Theyre especially focused on four dams on the lower Snake River that have been major barriers to the dwindling salmon populations that migrate upstream to Idaho. ...

Funding in Washington states budget is pushing efforts forward to remove four lower Snake River dams in order to save salmon. Lawmakers committed more than $7 million to begin the transition planning process for the four dams in southeast Washington. The dams have been a site of contention because of their effects on the dwindling population of salmon. ...

Four dams on the lower Snake River have been the sites of contention in the Northwest, and a recent report of an oil spill at one of the dams could be adding fuel to the fire. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported 300 to 600 gallons of oil leaked from the Little Goose Dam between August and October. ...

An announcement from Washington state leaders on the future of the lower Snake River dams contained both good and bad news for groups defending native salmon. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and U.S. ...

A report from leaders in Washington state lays out how the services of four dams on the lower Snake River could be replaced in order to save ailing salmon species in the region. Now, the public has an opportunity to comment on it. The draft report comes from Washington Gov. ...

A measure in Congress which would fund local efforts to protect animal and plant species before they become endangered has passed the U.S. House and moved on to the Senate. The Recovering Americas Wildlife Act would dedicate $1.4 billion to the work of states and tribes, to prevent vulnerable species from declining. ...

Americans are hitting the road for summer vacation, and many will be headed to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks via U.S. Highway 26. Daryl Lutz - Lander region wildlife management coordinator with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department - said biologists and Department of Transportation engineers are narrowing in on plans to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions along a 35 mile stretch near Dubois. ...

Young people are leading the charge this weekend in the call to remove four dams conservation groups believe will aid the survival of salmon in the Northwest. The rally and march for salmon and orca take place on Saturday in Seattle, to urge Washington state leaders to remove four lower Snake River dams. Owen Begley-Collier, a junior at Roosevelt High School in Seattle who is helping host the event with his group, Snake River Savers, said orcas have been one of his great loves since he was a k...