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Trump kiboshed salmon recovery deal. Can this plan fill the gap?

Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s latest fish program allocates $300 million per year on salmon recovery

Jan 13, 2026
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Trump kiboshed salmon recovery deal. Can this plan fill the gap?

Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s latest fish program allocates $300

Jan 13, 2026
4-minute read

Bateman Causeway: Decades-old salmon barrier finally being removed

Tribes and conservationists cheer Corps of Engineers decision that closes hard-fought campaign on Yakima River

Dec 16, 2025
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Bateman Causeway: Decades-old salmon barrier finally being removed

Tribes and conservationists cheer Corps of Engineers decision that closes

Dec 16, 2025
7-minute read

Oregon court invalidates stealth changes to fish passage rules

Ruling says ODFW violated public notice requirements when it redefined fish passages to include trap-and-haul methods

Dec 8, 2025
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Oregon court invalidates stealth changes to fish passage rules

Ruling says ODFW violated public notice requirements when it redefined

Dec 8, 2025
7-minute read

Banned since 1948, fish traps return to the Columbia River

Test sites are trying to prove they can catch hatchery salmon while protecting wild, endangered species

Nov 13, 2025
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Banned since 1948, fish traps return to the Columbia River

Test sites are trying to prove they can catch hatchery

Nov 13, 2025
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SPECIAL REPORT: PNW hatcheries face rising costs, crumbling infrastructure

The region’s network of hatcheries sustains salmon populations. They’re in danger of mass failure

Jul 10, 2025
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SPECIAL REPORT: PNW hatcheries face rising costs, crumbling infrastructure

The region’s network of hatcheries sustains salmon populations. They’re in

Jul 10, 2025
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‘Lab-grown’ coho salmon debuts in Portland restaurant

The company behind “seafood without the sea” says its cultivated salmon is good for the environment and consumers

Jul 2, 2025
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‘Lab-grown’ coho salmon debuts in Portland restaurant

The company behind “seafood without the sea” says its cultivated

Jul 2, 2025
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Trump breaks historic Columbia River deal between US, Tribes, Northwest states

Trump says he will withdraw the U.S. government from a 2023 deal made with Tribes and environmentalists to end lawsuits over fish losses

Jun 16, 2025
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Trump breaks historic Columbia River deal between US, Tribes, Northwest states

Trump says he will withdraw the U.S. government from a

Jun 16, 2025
6-minute read

Federal government appears ready to roll back salmon protections, shelve deal with Tribes

President Biden promised to restore salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest. President Trump isn’t having it

May 7, 2025
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Federal government appears ready to roll back salmon protections, shelve deal with Tribes

President Biden promised to restore salmon runs in the Pacific

May 7, 2025
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Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce reports on Willamette River Basin dams

Critics cite “shocking” delays to address harmful conditions as a new federal study blames the Corps for jeopardizing fish populations 

Feb 26, 2025
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Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce reports on Willamette River Basin dams

Critics cite “shocking” delays to address harmful conditions as a

Feb 26, 2025
15-minute read

Should outgoing President Biden be considered ‘the salmon president’?

The Biden administration engaged more in the effort to recover Columbia and Snake River salmon than any in history

Dec 4, 2024
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Should outgoing President Biden be considered ‘the salmon president’?

The Biden administration engaged more in the effort to recover

Dec 4, 2024
4-minute read

WATCH: In Oregon, homeowners have joined an effort to repair salmon habitat

In the shadow of Mount Hood, Baldwin Creek is about to start running like it hasn’t done in decades

Nov 21, 2024
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WATCH: In Oregon, homeowners have joined an effort to repair salmon habitat

In the shadow of Mount Hood, Baldwin Creek is about

Nov 21, 2024
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UPDATE: EPA says there’s not enough data to support salmon-killing tire chemical rule

But advocates call new federal guidelines for chemicals used in tires an important step in ending “urban stream syndrome”

Jun 21, 2024
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UPDATE: EPA says there’s not enough data to support salmon-killing tire chemical rule

But advocates call new federal guidelines for chemicals used in

Jun 21, 2024
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