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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.

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nwsportsmanmag.com broke the news in on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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