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The Black Canyon Dam was built in 1924 on the Payette River northeast of Emmett. The two original generators create 10 megawatts of power and help protect…
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Idaho officials have reached a tentative agreement approving a utility company's $216.5 million in relicensing expenses for a three-dam hydroelectric…
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A debate about four Washington state dams has put the spotlight back on a longstanding story about salmon. The Idaho Statesman has begun a series about…
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The recent threat of catastrophic flooding at the Oroville Dam in Northern California has abated for the moment, but the incident dredged up old memories…
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Environmental groups are asking a federal court to halt 11 infrastructure projects on four lower Snake River dams in Washington state that could…
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Federal authorities have rejected a request by an irrigation company in southeastern Idaho to build a dam on the Bear River.The Federal Energy Regulatory…
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On September 17, the flow in the Boise River dropped from 621 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 335 cfs. The drop occurred at Barber Dam, a hydroelectric…
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Dozens of people in boats, kayaks, and canoes will join a flotilla Saturday on the Snake River to protest four dams that advocates say are killing fish…
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A new study from an environmental think tank ranks Idaho among the states with a low ecological footprint. The study from the Global Footprint Network…
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After it became clear that a power outage and failed alarm system at the Barber Dam caused the Boise River to flow nearly dry for eight hours on February…