Grand Coulee Dam

Group Sues to Force Pollution Disclosure at Grand Coulee Dam
Group Sues to Force Pollution Disclosure at Grand Coulee Dam
Group Sues to Force Pollution Disclosure at Grand Coulee Dam
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An environmental group has sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Wednesday, saying operations at the Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington are polluting the Columbia River in violation of clean-water laws. The nonprofit Columbia Riverkeeper says the federal agency should get a pollution permit and be required to disclose as well as reduce the amount of oil, greases and othe
Indian Tribes Seek to Restore Columbia Salmon Runs
Indian Tribes Seek to Restore Columbia Salmon Runs
Indian Tribes Seek to Restore Columbia Salmon Runs
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some Northwest Indian tribes in the next 20 years want to achieve a long-held dream: restoring wild salmon runs above the giant Grand Coulee Dam. The construction of Grand Coulee in the 1930s blocked salmon runs that historically ran into the millions of fish each year, killing what had been a way of life for Indian tribes in the region. ...