Judge Restores Salmon Protections on Columbia and Snake Rivers

Columbia, Snake river dam changes ordered

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying the Trump administration's plans for the massive structures…

Court-Ordered Change to Dam Operations Throughout Columbia River Basin to Protect Salmon - Underscore Native News

Portland, OR — United States District Court Judge Michael Simon issued a decision ordering federal agencies, including National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to increase salmon protections on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Protections include a spill increase, adding additional water flow, over the the eight dams on the lower Columbia and Snake R…

Judge restores salmon protections on Columbia and Snake rivers

PORTLAND – U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon has restored salmon protections on the Columbia and Snake rivers. He has ordered dams to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon and steelhead populations from extinction. The order largely restores measures that were in place under a deal to protect salmon that the Trump administration canceled last year. The states of Oregon and Washington, multiple So…