Invitation to New Path Forward for the Columbia River Basin
Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) recently unveiled a proposed $33 billion Columbia Basin Fund that would, among other aims, safeguard salmon and clean energy,...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Oregon Rivers: Even More Wild and Scenic
In the largest single effort to protect rivers in U.S. history, Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Jeff Merkley have introduced the River Democracy Act—a bill that...
Our Rivers Too Dam Hot for Salmon
It’s so hot in the Columbia River Gorge today, my chickens and kids are walking around with their mouths open to cool off. Triple-digit temperatures are hitti...
Temperature Rises on Columbia Basin Dams
Summers in the Northwest are getting hotter and that could have killer consequences for endangered salmon. A new Environmental Protection Agency analysis releas...
Earth Day Order Ends Chapter in Fight to Save Vaquita
NRDC has been tenaciously fighting to save the vaquita porpoise. Our court battle ended today, on Earth Day, when U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Gary S...
Columbia Basin EIS Missed Orca in the Room
Yesterday the public comment period ended on a nearly 8,000 page draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Columbia River System Operations, which incl...