Staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams, including in PNW, could put public safety at risk
More than 150 Army Corps workers in Portland, Oregon, were told they would be terminated, and they expect to lose about 600 ...
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
The overdue reports on the Willamette River dams are not an anomaly for the Army Corps. A 2024 report from the Government ...
Oregon lawmakers keep pressure on Trump administration to rehire BPA workers
Oregon lawmakers are continuing to keep the pressure on the Trump administration over workforce reductions at the Bonneville ...
The New York Times4d
The Salmon Are Thriving. So Are Many of the People. Why Would Anyone Shut This Down?
Mr. Leslie is the author of “Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment.” Mr. Gale is a photographer based in Portland, Ore. Completion of the world’s ...
KDRV NewsWatch 1210d
Pomeroy Dam project not finished yet, improving Illinois River health
The Pomeroy Dam has been removed from the Illinois Valley for November of 2024. But the project to continue to protect fish ...
OPB29d
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
Related: Hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River kill salmon. Congress says it’s time to consider shutting them down Migratory fish struggle to traverse the massive dams, which lack ...
4 charts that explain how Trump’s federal job cuts could hurt Oregon
The Trump administration 2.0 is slashing jobs from the nation’s federal workforce at a dizzying pace. The purges are ongoing and touch every corner of Oregon. The state has a smaller federal workforce ...