Collaborative Solution Needed to End the Deadlock Over Dams
NRDC joins a diverse group of seventeen conservation, energy sector, and port leaders from across the Northwest in a letter to the governors of Oregon, Washingt...
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A Home for Orcas
The Southern Resident orcas are at their lowest abundance in 40 years. ...
Orca Action Month
Last week, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of bills aimed to help reverse the Southern Resident orcas’ freefall toward extinction. The...
Idahoans Take Lead on Snake River Salmon Restoration
The Pacific Northwest has been deadlocked over salmon and dams for decades. Something is shifting, and everyone at the conference in Boise felt it. The topic of...
Washington State v. Trump in Fight to Save Salmon, Orcas
Trump’s disregard for clean water and wild species has reached Washington State. That’s not good news for the state’s endangered salmon or starving orcas. But...
Orca Task Force Report a Call to Action
The Washington State Task Force released a list of thirty-six recommended actions to save the endangered Southern Resident orcas at the Seattle Aquarium today...