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25 Largest Dams In The World
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoIn this article, we take a look at the 25 largest dams in the world. You can skip our detailed analysis of the hydropower industry and go directly to the...
Then and Now: Grand Coulee Dam
Tribune via AOL· 1 week agoMay 19—In the depths of the Great Depression, Spokane celebrated the start of the largest single-government construction project undertaken in the United States. A 1934 front -page story published ...
Northwest tribes, feds dive into work on salmon revival in upper Columbia River
Washington State Standard via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThree Northwest tribes and federal agencies are getting closer to understanding how to revive...
Water and power
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoDec. 15—GRAND COULEE — The editors of Life magazine could not hide their suspicion that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had decided a trip to check on a project was an excellent excuse to get ...
Cd'A tribe reaches 10-year salmon run deal with feds
Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Moscow, Idaho via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 23—The Coeur d'Alene Tribe and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) inked a 10-year agreement Thursday aimed at mitigating them for the destruction of salmon runs following the construction ...
‘Sweat and tears.’ Heartfelt memoir tells grit of ’50s farm pioneers of E. Washington
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Lingscheit family had little money but an abundance of grit when they moved to the desert just...
Environmentalists, politicians clash over Republican hearing to defend Snake River dams
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 26—RICHLAND — Ninety years ago, it took a juvenile Chinook salmon less than five days to swim the winding, 325-mile stretch of rivers from the Idaho Panhandle to the Pacific Ocean. Today ...
Biden memo calls for sustained effort for salmon
Lewiston Tribune, Idaho via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 28—President Joe Biden signed a memorandum Wednesday calling for a "sustained national effort" to honor commitments to the Nez Perce and other tribes by restoring Snake and Columbia river ...
We the People: Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited the Spokane area many times during his presidency
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 4—Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today's question: Who was president during the ...
Boom town or boo town? You decide at these WA ghost towns east of the Cascade Mountains
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGold was discovered in the soon-to-become state of California in 1848, leading to a surge of miners...
