Washington

River Revives After Largest Dam Removal in USA History

In August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, as the final part of the 210-foot-high…

6 years ago

US Supreme Court: Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration

Photo: Melissa Erkel, a fish-passage biologist with the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, looks at a culvert along the…

6 years ago

“Non-renewable” central Washington water source nearly run dry

Have you had a 10,000 year-old glass of water? The water that’s pumped up from the Columbia Basin’s deepest irrigation…

6 years ago

Tiny Goldfish Create Monster Problem If Released In Fresh Water

MEDICAL LAKE, WA — "Swim, fishy, swim," you may think as you free your little aquarium goldfish into natural waters.…

7 years ago

Hirst decision protects salmon and water rights for farmers, tribes

Water rights across Washington is an extremely complex area of law, and it affects all of us. So what is…

7 years ago