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  • A bullet for the bearer of bad news

    After Michele DeHart of the Fish Passage Center in Portland, Ore., publicly supported a plan to protect salmon, angry lawmakers led by Sen. Larry Craig yanked the center’s funding

    by Rocky Barker, Dec 12, 2005
  • Columbia Basin (Political) Science

    Columbia Basin (Political) Science

    Some fisheries scientists and environmentalists say the Bonneville Power Administration has had an unhealthy influence on salmon research in the Northwest.

    by Steve Hawley , Apr 13, 2009
  • Tribes try selective fishing to boost catch without harming wild salmon

    Tribes try selective fishing to boost catch without harming wild salmon

    Washington's Colville Tribes experiment with selective fishing techniques and bring home more salmon than before.

    by Dawn Stover, Dec 15, 2011

  • Salmon Justice

    Judge Jim Redden has given the Bush administration an ultimatum: Submit a viable plan for salmon restoration, or face the possible removal of four dams on the lower Snake River.

    by Ken Olsen, Jan 22, 2007
  • Singing about a land where free rivers flow on

    Singing about a land where free rivers flow on

    Woody Guthrie's long history of writing about dams and hydropower.

    by Pat Ford, Oct 18, 2012
  • The education of Dr. Jane Lubchenco

    The education of Dr. Jane Lubchenco

    The author reviews the career of outgoing NOAA director Jane Lubchenco and sees a glimmer of hope for salmon, thanks to a new stakeholder process. Subscribers only

    by Paul VanDevelder, Feb 26, 2013

  • The Latest Bounce

    Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys resigns; Phoenix finally gets some rain, but drought continues; Bonneville Power Administration must keep the Fish Passage Center open; Forest Service looks to outsource more jobs

    by Matt Jenkins, Apr 03, 2006

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