Dams

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon populations from dying out. The order largely restores measures that were in place under a landmark deal to protect salmon that the Trump administration canceled last year.

Friday's hearing follows the collapse of a landmark agreement with the federal government to help recover imperiled salmon runs.

Crews have finished the demolition of a large dam near Cave Junction that hindered passage of salmon and other fish..

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border.

The Bureau of Land Management has unveiled its plan to take down a rural Lane County dam after deeming it a public safety risk.

Recorded on: May 19, 2017Air Date: May 22, 2017 Residents of Western Oregon owe much to a series of federal flood control dams built within the last 75…

It can be tough for salmon and steelhead returning to spawn in Northwest rivers and streams. High water temperatures, parasites, and predators all pose…

What happens if a dam fails during normal summer conditions? What if a dam breaks when it’s flooding or snowing? To answer those questions, the U.S. Army…