A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower ...

The update could lead to tearing down dams that provide clean energy for millions, said supporters of the dams.

Four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in Eastern Washington are proposed to be removed or breached to improve salmon runs. Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association The agencies will ...

The Corps runs most of the federal Columbia River hydroelectric dams and is responsible for flood control on the river. “(We were) in this kind of weird interim period where we didn’t have ...

The guidelines at the center of this shape many crucial aspects of the Columbia River dams’ management — including how much water is used to generate hydroelectricity versus how much passes ...

Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, the first of four dams constructed as part of the Lower Snake River Project, authorized in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945. (Courtesy of Columbia River System ...