Regional Conservation Groups Resolve Litigation Over Water Quality Impacts Caused by the Hells Canyon Complex

by Idaho Rivers United | Sep 7, 2021

For Immediate Release September 2, 2021 Media Contacts: Greg Haller, Pacific Rivers: greg@pacificrivers.org and (208) 790-4105 Nic Nelson, Idaho Rivers United: nic@idahorivers.org and (208) 343-7481 Regional Conservation Groups Resolve Litigation Over Water Quality...

Simpson’s Columbia Basin Initiative contains central tenets of Democratic Party, yet Democratic leadership remains silent

by Idaho Rivers United | Aug 25, 2021

Environmental restoration, social justice, clean-energy measures, and endangered species recovery: these sound like pillars of the Democratic platform, yet an Idaho Republican is championing these efforts in the Pacific Northwest. Congressman Mike Simpson put forth a...

IRU, Partners, File Injunction to Increase Spill and Lower Reservoir Levels to Aid Endangered Snake River Salmon

by Idaho Rivers United | Jul 16, 2021

Earthjustice, representing Idaho Rivers United and several of our partner conservation organizations, filed an injunction today to increase spill over dams in the Lower Snake River and Columbia River, and to lower reservoir levels to aid juvenile migrating salmon....

Low Water Years Spell Trouble for Salmon: 2021 is no exception

by Idaho Rivers United | Jun 24, 2021

Low Water Years Like 2021 Spell Trouble for Salmon Drought conditions across much of the West mean it is an extremely low-water year, which spells trouble for salmon migrating back to Idaho. Big snow years and mild spring temperatures with a stable snowpack deep into...

Columbia Basin Collaborative: The process & what it means

by Idaho Rivers United | Jun 21, 2021

The Columbia Basin Collaborative (CBC) held a second workshop this month to inform stakeholders of the trajectory for the newly formed regional salmon recovery process. Once members representing State and Tribal governments and various stakeholder groups are selected,...