Columbia River Basin

Average salmon and steelhead counts in the Columbia River Basin over the last decade are still well below officials’ goal of five million fish per year.

The Columbia River basin watershed is one of the biggest in the United States and is struggling with issues like water quality, toxic pollution and fish conservation. There are many who want help clean up and preserve the river basin, but that can be tricky problem to solve, as there is no one overarching entity in charge of this sprawling watershed.

Three environmental groups and two commercial fishing advocacy groups say they will file a lawsuit against the federal government over heat-related fish…

The first attempt to delist one of the 13 species of Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead protected under the Endangered Species Act has been denied by…

Despite one of the worst drought years on record, hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest should not see their operations disrupted too much this…