Leaked agreement shows federal government willing to take down Snake …
WEBThe draft outlines what the federal government might do in terms of habitat restoration and alternative energy development, if the four dams on the Lower Snake River are removed.
Body of missing 16-year-old recovered from the Snake River
WEBPOCATELLO — The body of a missing 16-year-old boy has been recovered from the Snake River near the American Falls Reservoir. Jayden Jensen of Pocatello disappeared into the river about 300...
Historic agreement seen as a harbinger to Snake River dam removal
WEBDec 15, 2023 · After decades of courtroom drama, a document leak and years of negotiation, federal officials agreed with six Northwest tribes to restore salmon, build-up clean energy and begin studying how to replace …
Idaho to administer copper-based chemical to Snake River in …
WEB3 days ago · Officials from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and Idaho State Department of Agriculture will monitor the river for copper dissipation and treatment effectiveness, according to Monday’s news release. Public access to the Snake River is closed from Hansen Bridge to Yingst Grade.
Conservationists, tribes say deal with Biden ... - Associated Press News
WEBPresident Joe Biden’s administration stopped short of calling for the removal of the dams to save the fish, but Northwest tribes and conservationists who have long sought that called the agreement a road map for dismantling them.
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 18, 2024 · The U.S. government on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes, issuing a report that details how the unprecedented structures devastated salmon runs, inundated villages and …
White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · The plan, announced in December, stopped short of calling for the removal of four controversial dams on the Snake River, as some environmental groups and tribal leaders have urged. But officials said it would boost clean energy production and help offset hydropower, transportation and other benefits provided by the dams should Congress ever ...
The latest on the fate of the lower Snake River dams
WEBDec 14, 2023 · A leaked plan from the Biden administration gave insight into a proposed agreement from the federal government that would spend billions of dollars to replace the energy that the four lower Snake River dams currently generate, plus spend more money to help save salmon in the Columbia Basin.
Missing Idaho teenager identified as Snake River John Doe
WEB1 day ago · The so-called Snake River John Doe turned out to be Dewayne Surls, who went missing when he was 17 near Riggins after an apparent car crash. ... Previous news reports from The Lewiston Tribune say ...
U.S. Government Sets a Path to Breach the Four Lower Snake River …
WEBDec 14, 2023 · An agreement to restore the Columbia Basin announced today by the White House, the States of Oregon and Washington and four Columbia Basin tribes marks a turning point in the long-standing effort to protect and restore Snake River salmon, an iconic Pacific Northwest species that could face extinction without action.