Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon
The U.S. government announced yesterday that four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help endangered salmon migrate …
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House Votes—Again—to Suspend Pebble Mine Funding
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment in its appropriations minibus package that bars funding to issue a permit for the Pebble Mine. The …
The Great Fish Pain Debate
Do fish feel pain? For over 50 years, this question has been the focus of multiple scientific careers and consumed countless hours of research, debate, …
Migratory River Fish Populations Down 76% Since 1970
Populations of migratory river fish collapsed by 76% on average in the last 50 years, according to a report by conservation groups Tuesday, warning the …
Who’s Pulling the Strings for Pebble Mine?
Meet Pebble Limited Partnership CEO, Tom Collier Tom who once said, “No one gives a rat’s ass” what happens in Alaska” is working to get …
EPA Limits States’ Power to Review Projects That Affect Water Quality
The beat goes on. For almost 50 years, states and tribal governments have played an outsized role in deciding whether projects that can harm water …
Want To Stop the Pebble Mine?
Maybe it’s time to stop with the letter writing, the petitions, and the hashtags? As anyone familiar with the slow-motion disaster that is the Pebble …
DRA’s 2019 Lower Deschutes River Water Quality Report
The Deschutes River Alliance released its latest water quality report back in June. The report is an analysis of water quality in the lower Deschutes …
Unfit to Lead and Unqualified to Serve
President Trump has nominated William Perry Pendley to be the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has kept Pendley in …
Destroying a Way of Life to Save Louisiana
An incredible story from the NY Times about the world’s largest environmental engineering project: the 50-year, $50 billion Coastal Master Plan, developed by the state …