by Tony Schick A new agreement aims to help more young salmon make their way past dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers. The agreement, released Tuesday, spells out new strategies for spilling more water over the dams — and sending less water through power-generating turbines — each spring. It signals a reprieve to the yearslong legal skirmishes that have been …
Judge says cool the rivers. Group says remove the dams – 10/18/18
By Annette Cary, Tri-City Herald | Published: October 18, 2018, 6:38 AM KENNEWICK — The federal government is required to come up with a plan to help protect salmon in the Snake and Columbia rivers from water that’s too warm for the cold-water fish. The ruling made Wednesday by U.S. Judge Ricardo Martinez is another piece of evidence on the side of …