The Northwest Power Planning Council was formed in 1981 in response to concerns in the area about the future availability of ...

Woody Guthrie is among the most important folk artists of all time, but the American songwriter was rarely rewarded for his tireless work with payment.

A December report from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council shows a rolling 10-year average return of 2.3 million ...

Kennewick Senator Matt Boenke introduced a senate joint memorial in Olympia that recognizes the lower Snake River Dams and their roles in the region.

By Reader Staff Pend Oreille lake levels are in the midst of a temporary drawdown, with Albeni Falls Dam raising outflow to reach an elevation of between 2,051 and 2,052 feet by Monday, ...

The conservation of one of the richest wild salmon spawning grounds in America is under the guidance of an alliance most ...

The governor and her natural resources director say they're focused on addressing overdrawn water basins and groundwater ...

The Northwest Power and Conservation Council seeks public recommendations as it updates its Fish and Wildlife program, which mitigates the impact of the hydropower on salmon and other wildlife. The ...

Normally City Light's Yelm hydroelectric plant provides more than 20% of the power used by customers in the city. That number fell to 9.6% in 2023, according to a Centralia City Light news release.

Congressional leaders across the Pacific Northwest are renewing their efforts to protect the Lower Snake River Dams.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is closely monitoring the Vaal Dam after the dam’s water levels drastically increased from last week’s 24.3% to 46.2% this week. According to the ...

In 2024, 121,000 adult spring chinook bound for tributaries upstream of Bonneville Dam returned to the Columbia River. That’s a number large enough to provide fisheries but they tended to come ...