Red Snow Warning: The End of Welfare Water and the Drying of the West
The long term effects of global warming, and desertification of the West examined. Exporting the water to the urban areas means exporting the rural areas’ soil to the East. Livestock grazing, water...
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Obama Repackages Bush Salmon Plan
Calls Dam Breaching a “Last Resort” Chinook Salmon © Ken Cole “The administration’s passing reference to dam breaching as a ‘contingency of last resort’ defers all necessary economic, infrastructure...
View ArticleGreen Valley Dam could fail. Army Corps working hard to shore up dam above it.
This might sound a little confusing, but apparently the way to reduce the threat of the Green Valley Dam failing after heavy rains is to shore up the Howard Hanson Dam upstream. The article says this...
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North America's biggest freshwater fish slips toward extinction
Harmed by the effects of the Libby Dam, the Kootenai River sturgeon haven’t spawned for 35 years now- North America’s biggest fish slips toward extinction. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press. The Libby...
View ArticleSupporters of new dam on upper Green River don't give up
Despite public outcry and negative vote by WY Water Development Commission, cattle assn, county commissions continue to push dam- Few people seem to like the proposal to build a dam on the upper Green...
View ArticleNearly everyone celebrates dam removal on Elwha River Olympic National Park
Now could the 4 dams clogging the lower Snake River be removed? The 105 feet high Elwha Dam and the 210 foot high Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River will soon come down. There was a big celebration...
View ArticleTea Party ruins big agreement to restore the Klamath River and settle long...
Agreement ending 100 years of fighting over the uses of the Klamath River’s waters falls to a group of local malcontents- After many years of fighting over salmon, dams, irrigation water, tribal treaty...
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Scenic, much-loved Idaho canyon spared from another dam
Idaho Water Board probably ends 10 year battle over Oneida Narrows dam- Oneida Narrows is a scenic canyon on the Bear River in SE Idaho. It is already partially filled with a dam and reservoir, but...
View ArticleCrooked River Water-Public Right vs. Private Profits
An article in the November 9th Bend Bulletin reported that due to low water reserves, the Bureau of Reclamation that controls water release from Prineville Reservoir may limit flows in the Crooked...
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Deschutes River Habitat Conservation Plan Fails to Address Climate Change
Upper Deschutes River is essentially an irrigation cancel for irrigators. Photo George Wuerthner The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon decide whether to approve a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)...
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