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  1. February 26, 2026

    Judge Orders Dam Spill To Protect Columbia River Salmon

    An Oregon federal judge has ordered tailored changes to hydropower dam operations in the Columbia River Basin to protect endangered salmon and steelhead, saying that as a decades-long dispute continues, the guaranteed tribal treaty resource is "disappearing from the landscape."

  2. October 15, 2025

    Oregon, Groups Seek Dam Changes For Columbia River Basin

    The state of Oregon and several conservation groups asked a federal court to order changes to hydropower dam operations in the Columbia River Basin that they say will reduce harm to endangered salmon and steelhead.

  3. September 12, 2025

    States, Tribes Say New Policy Warrants Ore. Dam Case Restart

    An Oregon federal judge granted a joint motion by two states, environmental groups and tribes to lift a five-year stay in a lawsuit over Columbia River Basin dams' hydropower practices and attempts to restore fisheries, following a Trump administration memo revoking a basin agreement.

  4. February 09, 2024

    Ore. Dam Can Be Reviewed In 5 Years, Judge Says

    An Oregon federal district court judge handed down a five-year pause on a decades-old lawsuit over the Columbia River System dams' hydropower practices, saying a stay best serves the orderly course of justice in litigation that's rife with complex issues.

  5. December 15, 2023

    Parties Want To Revisit Ore. Dam Review In 5 Years

    The states of Oregon and Washington, as well as a coalition of green groups and Native American tribes, have entered into a joint agreement with the federal government to pause their lawsuit over hydropower practices on the Columbia River until 2029, as the parties begin restoring salmon habitats.

  6. October 22, 2021

    Truce Reached In Fight Over Oregon Hydropower Operations

    Oregon and a coalition of green groups and Native American tribes agreed Thursday to pause their lawsuit against the federal government over hydropower practices on the Columbia River as the parties work toward a settlement of the long-running litigation.

  7. July 19, 2021

    Ore. Warns More Dam Water Must Be Released To Protect Fish

    Oregon and a group of environmental advocates have urged a federal court to force the U.S. government to release more water through a series of eight dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers, saying immediate action must be taken to protect endangered fish.

  8. February 25, 2021

    Spokane Tribe Says Dams Block Fish And Destroy Culture

    The Spokane Tribe of Indians told an Oregon federal judge Thursday that the Grand Coulee Dam is "nothing short of an attempt to permanently destroy a culture" by blocking fish migration while also threatening endangered species such as Southern Resident killer whales.

  9. January 20, 2021

    Enviros Say Feds Flopped Again With Ore. Dam Review

    Environmental groups have asked an Oregon federal court to throw out the federal government's approval of the continued operation of a dam system in the Columbia and Snake rivers, saying the Trump administration hurried its environmental analysis and didn't properly weigh the project's impact on endangered fish.

  10. December 18, 2018

    Gov't Agrees To Dam Water Release In Fish Protection Row

    Washington state and several federal agencies have reached a deal with Oregon and the Nez Perce Tribe to ensure that endangered salmon and steelhead can traverse the Columbia River basin while the government works on a new environmental analysis regarding dams in the waterway, according to a Tuesday announcement.