A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves utilities, salmon advocates, commercial ...

A renewable energy project along the Columbia River, at a Yakama Nation sacred site, secured a key federal license.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Columbia River is at a crossroads. Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada over the river's benefits are stalled. Thirteen runs of salmon and steelhead are threatened with ...

Chinook salmon, steelhead and other fish are visible through a window in August at Bonneville Dam. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files) The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from ...