Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help ‘disappearing’ salmon
Judge orders limited dam operation changes to aid endangered salmon runs while keeping reservoir levels steady, affecting eight dams in the Columbia River Basin.
- A federal judge ordered changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers to help disappearing salmon runs.
- The judge lamented the government's avoidance and manipulation instead of solving the salmon decline problem.
- The dams hurt salmon by forcing them through turbines, warming reservoirs, and slowing migration to the ocean.
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Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon. U.S.
Judge orders protective measures for Columbia River salmon after Trump canceled historic deal
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon populations from dying out. The order largely restores measures that were in place under a landmark deal to protect salmon that the Trump administration canceled last year.
Federal Judge Orders Spill Over Columbia System Dams For Salmon, Steelhead
A federal judge has ordered increased spill at eight Columbia and Snake River dams to aid smolt outmigration, a "significant ruling for" salmon and steelhead and their advocates in the resumption of their long court battle with the federal government to mitigate hydropower system impacts on ESA-listed fish. The post Federal Judge Orders Spill Over Columbia System Dams For Salmon, Steelhead appeared first on .
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