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 …
Salmon in the Columbia River basin have struggled against slow-moving, warm waters produced by dams. By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times environment reporter A federal judge has ordered protection for salmon in the Columbia River basin from warm water temperatures that have been lethal to salmon and steelhead as the climate changes. The U.S. District Court for the Western District at …