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News stories April 14, 2002: Lower Granite offers salmon new route April 12, 2002: Target numbers for salmon recovery released Feb. 21, 2002: Corps modifying dams Feb. 12, 2002: NMFS to review salmon listings Jan. 15, 2002: Dam repairs get NMFS approval Jan. 8, 2002: Snake dredging hits a snag Dec. 4, 2001: Corps backs improving Snake dams Nov. 26, 2001: Lower Granite shutting down for repairs Nov. 26, 2001: Corps delays Snake dredging Nov. 23, 2001: 3-year-old NMFS comments irritate Washington irrigators Nov. 10, 2001: Fish agency to review salmon runs Sept. 27, 2001: Court ruling clouds salmon recovery Sept. 27, 2001: Leaders form salmon recovery group Aug. 22, 2001: Drought causes huge salmon dieoff July 20, 2001: Group touts salmon act July 19, 2001: Lawmaker preps dam removal plan July 12, 2001: Teachers get salmon lesson June 14, 2001: House OKs $600 million for salmon May 17, 2001: Dams not overheating Snake, Corps says May 6, 2001: Bill saving hatchery fish ready for Locke April 27, 2001: Lower Snake to open for fishing April 26, 2001: Clock ticking for Snake fish April 12, 2001: Students learn ways of dams April 6, 2001: Halting dam spills will effect salmon March 18, 2001: Dam agencies huddle with states, tribes March 8, 2001: Salmon backers push Corps to choose breaching dams March 8, 2001: Dry weather threatening salmon March 3, 2001: Salmon backers question Bush's fish budget Feb. 17, 2001: Corps must fix Snake dams to save fish Feb. 14, 2001: BPA tapping trio of dams for power Feb. 8, 2001: NW fish flow programs too costly, some say Feb. 4, 2001: Rough waters ahead for river regulation Jan. 24, 2001: NW tribes urge lawmakers to boost salmon recovery efforts Jan. 8, 2001: New rules cast today to protect salmon Jan. 6, 2001: Corps reviewing 200,000 comments for dams study Dec. 29, 2000: Tribe, state track mighty sturgeon Dec. 22, 2000: Hatcheries, habitat focus of final salmon recovery plans Dec. 22, 2000: Locke's first 'State of the Salmon' report primer for public Dec. 21, 2000: Salmon opinion released today Dec. 20, 2000: Tribes urge government to commit to breaching Dec. 19, 2000: Scientists make a final plea for dam breaching Dec. 16, 2000: Something's bending gender of Reach 16 Dec. 13, 2000: Seattle council chief apologizes over dams Dec. 13, 2000: Wild steelhead given another chance to spawn Dec. 7, 2000: Arctic front makes NW power providers question resources Dec. 6, 2000: State panel nears reservoir recommendation Dec. 1, 2000: Anti-dam ads upset E. Oregon officials Nov. 29, 2000: Seattle wants it both ways with dams Nov. 19, 2000: Landmark salmon agreement stalled Nov. 17, 2000: World Commission report slams dams Nov. 14, 2000: Environmentalists launch campaign to breach dams Nov. 10, 2000: Group takes aim at river water Nov. 4, 2000: Scientists' article punches holes in dam removal Nov. 4, 2000: Dam rally pumps GOP Nov. 3, 2000: NMFS gives overview of new regulations protecting fish to take effect in January Nov. 1, 2000: Thousands to back dams, water rights at rally in Pasco Oct. 30, 2000: Salmon resolution gets bitter reaction east of Cascade Curtain Oct. 28, 2000: Demand for power puts strain on flow of salmon water, money Oct. 24, 2000: Number of salmon eaten by terns down by a third Oct. 21, 2000: Salmon adapt quickly to environmental change, study finds Oct. 20, 2000: Fewer Reach salmon perplex fish officials Oct. 17, 2000: NMFS objects to I-405 expansion Oct. 11, 2000: States object to feds' fish program Oct. 10, 2000: Democrats make case for dams Oct. 2, 2000: New ladder at Electron Dam fosters hope for fish Sept. 29, 2000: Gorton forced to drop plan on dams Sept. 27, 2000: Health of lower Snake among keys to saving fish Sept. 26, 2000: Keefe says seniority of Nethercutt means little Sept. 26, 2000: California paying price to save salmon Sept. 26, 2000: In Spokane, Bush repeats promise to save 4 dams Sept. 22, 2000: Gorton's rider aimed at dam protection Sept. 22, 2000: Simms says Seattle all wet on dam removal Sept. 21, 2000: Corps says drawdown wouldn't help salmon Sept. 21, 2000: House OKs Hastings' salmon measure Sept. 20, 2000: Seattle stand on dams irks W. Richland Sept. 10, 2000: NMFS head steps down Sept. 2, 2000: Gore favors Clinton plan delaying decision on breaching Snake dams Aug. 12, 2000: Senate candidate Cantwell quietly backs dams, FFTF Aug. 11, 2000: Groups aim to create fish-friendly areas Aug. 10, 2000: Conditions improve with irrigation deal Aug. 10, 2000: Working around dam debate Aug. 9, 2000: Irrigators take water, leaving river, fish parched Aug. 4, 2000: EPA urges Corps to meet water standards Aug. 4, 2000: Dam near Shelton set to be torn down Aug. 1, 2000: Power crunch threatens fish operations July 28, 2000: Democrats propose breaching study July 28, 2000: Agencies seek millions more to save salmon July 26, 2000: Governors release fish recovery plans July 26, 2000: Study doubts some Corps findings on dams July 23, 2000: Breaching seeps into race for president July 20, 2000: Feds shift focus to fish recovery plan July 19, 2000: Snake dams will stand at least 10 years July 14, 2000: Irrigators consent to NMFS review July 9, 2000: Home, sweet tern colony July 3, 2000: Power shortage sparks questions June 18, 2000: State GOP for FFTF, against breaching June 17, 2000: Gubernatorial hopeful speaks on dams June 10, 2000: Gore avoids dam topic, disappoints supporters May 31, 2000: Sen. Slade Gorton pledges to block breaching efforts during Richland visit May 25, 2000: Too many fish rare problem for NW May 24, 2000: NMFS plan calls for breaching preparations May 14, 2000: Fewer birds nesting on Rice Island where they dined on salmon May 13, 2000: Gore ducks stance on dams May 12, 2000: Vice president expected to keep quiet on dams during Northwest visit May 2, 2000: Corps of Engineers to leave terns alone April 29, 2000: EPA suggests breaching as best option April 28, 2000: Legislators quiz experts at Pasco hearing April 27, 2000: NW utilities want ruling on pair of dams April 27, 2000: NMFS to say dams should stay for now April 22, 2000: Corps concerned about flooding if dams breached April 20, 2000: Corps reportedly urged to pull dam recommendation April 15, 2000: Dams spill more water to aid fish Feb. 11, 2000: Fish agency adds Eastern Washington meeting Feb. 11, 2000: Lawmaker urges political activism to save dams Feb. 6, 2000: Lobbyist rides dam fight from start to end Dec. 14, 1999: Environmentalists tout benefits of removing 465 dams Dec. 2, 1999: Ag group seeking ways to save salmon Nov. 30, 1999: Salmon coalition challenges agencies Nov. 30, 1999: Endangered Species Act at heart of lawsuit Nov. 29, 1999: Pasco salmon symposium gathers dam players Nov. 25, 1999: Spring chinook rebound Nov. 25, 1999: Salmon summit needed to correct NMFS errors, foes say Nov. 21, 1999: Young fish tested on improved turbines Nov. 19, 1999: Groups sue over lack of water for fish Nov. 17, 1999: Pressure still on dams to save salmon Nov. 16, 1999: Report looks at salmon options Nov. 14, 1999: Interest groups on edge over salmon Nov. 11, 1999: Official gives new plan on dam breach Nov. 5, 1999: Oregon leaps into dam fray Nov. 5, 1999: New study says breaching would bring economic benefits Nov. 2, 1999: Group says farmers must be compensated if Ice Harbor breached Oct. 27, 1999: Officials debate dams in Hermiston Oct. 13, 1999: Group slams dam study Oct. 2, 1999: Breaching benefits Tri-Cities, group says Sept. 30, 1999: Gorton's dam defense heads for president Sept. 4, 1999: New factors considered in delay of dam breaching decision Aug. 24, 1999: Dam breach advice may be to Congress in spring Aug. 5, 1999: Congress members put salmon in spotlight July 31, 1999: Breaching would cost 500 jobs, corps finds July 15, 1999: Loss of dam's power likely to prove costly June 25, 1999: Environmentalists predict breach of Maine dam will set precedent June 19, 1999: Gorton severs strings on funds for Elwha Dam June 17, 1999: Gorton opposes BPA plan to save for dam removal June 4, 1999: Portland summit to highlight benefits of dams June 2, 1999: Walden agrees dams must not be breached May 26, 1999: Tribes could benefit from dam breaching, corps report says May 14, 1999: Study on Grand Coulee Dam has some farmers worried April 17, 1999: New data on barging change ideas about dams April 15, 1999: Analysis concludes breaching best for fish March 24, 1999: Scientists ask Clinton to breach Snake dams March 9, 1999: Corps, activists battle over leaked dam study March 5, 1999: Costs mount for Snake dam removal March 4, 1999: Snake dams supporters prevailing, Gorton says Feb. 26, 1999: Nez Perce tribe supports dam breaching Feb. 25, 1999: Babbitt doesn't rule out breaching nonfederal dams Feb. 21, 1999: Turnout light for Kennewick dam forum Feb. 17, 1999: Dam backers, opponents speak to Legislature Feb. 13, 1999: Gov. Locke's dam defense shocks ecologists Feb. 11, 1999: Legislators to take up dam issue in Olympia Jan. 28, 1999: Snake River dams remain focus of salmon recovery Jan. 8, 1999: Corps delays dam draft plan, plans for town meetings along Snake Jan. 5, 1999: Protest planned to save Snake dams Dec. 12, 1998: Dam breaching study to expand to account for costs Dec. 3, 1998: Portland author rallies Tri-Citians against breaching dams Nov. 27, 1998: Dam breaching fires up irrigators Nov. 13, 1998: Leave Snake dams alone, corps told again Oct. 16, 1998: Gorton, White House battle over dams' fate Oct. 15 1998: Top BPA official says breaching Snake River damsÌan unlikely option Oct. 10 1998: Gorton yanks dam protection plan from Interior bill Oct. 2, 1998: Breaching dams best for salmon, panel finds Aug. 20, 1998: Gorton challenged in protecting Snake dams Aug. 18, 1998: Breaching dams would revive chinook, studies agree Aug. 2, 1998: Gov. BPA's future success tied to saving salmon May 28, 1998: Breaching dams would be costly, BPA offical says March 19, 1998: Mud would follow fish if dams breached