SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW: USING DAMS TO SAVE SALMON
In the Yakima Basin, irrigators and the Yakama Nation are investigating how reservoirs can be used to create artificial currents that mimic natural ones
Columbia Insight
Dec 15, 2022
BATEMAN CAUSEWAY: DECADES-OLD SALMON BARRIER FINALLY BEING REMOVED
Tribes and conservationists cheer Corps of Engineers decision that brings closure to a hard-fought campaign on the Yakima River
Columbia Insight
December 16, 2025
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
Columbia Insight
December 8, 2025
SHOULD THIS DAM ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER BE CERTIFIED ‘LOW IMPACT’?
Tribes, environmental groups and the state of Washington challenge Douglas County PUD’s bid for low impact certification for Wells Dam
Columbia Insight
November 24, 2025
PACIFIC LAMPREY HAVE REACHED AN IMPASSE
The Columbia River’s most misunderstood fish faces challenges as conservation funding dries up and dams block their path
Columbia Insight
July 17, 2025
THE DESCHUTES RIVER HAS TROUBLE. IS THIS PGE WATER TOWER TO BLAME?
Water temps are increasing. Insect populations are declining. Alan are blooming. A local group is pointing a finger at electric utility operations
Columbia Insight
July 4, 2024
CONTROVERSIAL RETROFIT OF WALLOWA LAKE DAM WOULD ELIMINATE FISH PASSAGES
Enviros, Nez Perce and Umatilla Tribes have filed a motion to suspend the implementation of a new Oregon rule they say harms salmon
Columbia Insight
February 22, 2024
UPDATE: ODFW Commission sued over salmon policy change
Enviros and Nez Perce Tribe join forces in claim that board didn’t provide appropriate public notice before making significant revisions
Columbia Insight
August 31, 2023
State of Oregon keeps reasons for salmon policy change under wraps
State claims attorney-client privilege protects release of records regarding what one critic calls “a bizarre effort to distort the science”
Columbia Insight
August 31, 2023
FISHY REVISION TO OREGON SALMON RULES SPARKS OUTCRY
A “last-minute” rule change to Oregon’s Fish Passage Law has environmentalists, Tribes and fishers concerned
Columbia Insight
Feb 20, 2023
AT CONFLUENCE OF YAKIMA AND COLUMBIA A BARRIER TO SALMON MAY FINALLY BE REMOVED
Another federal report says the Bateman Causeway needs to go. Should we believe it this time?
Columbia Insight
Feb 16, 2023
Nathan Gilles 