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Appeals Court OKs Boosting Spill at Columbia and Snake Dams
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order to spill more water over Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead.
Idaho Approves $3 Million to Study Raising Boise River Dams
Idaho officials have approved spending $3 million to help pay for a federal study to increase the height of three dams on the Boise River
Bill in Congress Seeks to Preserve the Snake River Dams
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A bill has been introduced in Congress that seeks to prevent the breaching of four Snake River dams in eastern Washington state.
Judge’s Order Revives Movement to Remove Snake River Dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Conservationists and others have renewed a push to remove four giant dams from the Snake River in southeast Washington to save wild salmon runs.
Feds Release Recovery Plan for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say changes in how dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers are operated are needed to improve migratory conditions for protected runs of Snake River chinook salmon and steelhead.
Idaho Water Outlook A Mixed Bag
(AP) - Idaho climate experts say some record-setting weather in March has put the state's rivers and aquifers in great shape heading into summer. National Weather Service meteorologist Jay Breidenbach said Thursday March storms saturated central and northern Idaho. But they largely avoided much of the state's southern half.