Ecology announced today that a very light oil sheen is visible upriver of McNary Dam on both the Washington and Oregon sides.

Fishing on the river’s jointly managed waters from the mouth to the Washington state line upriver from McNary Dam requires the use of barbless hooks for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon (sturgeon during ...

After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources took on the Columbia River’s salmon-eating sea lion problem in a nearly 2½-hour hearing Wednesday.

Two conservation groups are suing the federal government over Mitchell Act hatchery operations below the Bonneville Dam on ...

Washington Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez wants to explore more lethal removal options for sea lions. She joined a House ...

Boat launches are closed on the stretch of the Columbia River between the Vernita Bridge and Pasco following an oil spill at ...

MATTAWA — People downstream of Priest Rapids Dam are being asked to look for evidence of oil on the waters of the Columbia River following a spill of mineral oil at the dam Wednesday. Department of ...

The U.S. House Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee held a hearing on sea lion predation on salmon and the effectiveness of killing the mammals to slow down the trend.

A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives spent more than two hours debating the Pacific Northwest’s sea lion problem.

The city of Columbia Falls will once again partner with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to reel in improvements at ...