Calls Dam Breaching a “Last Resort” “The administration’s passing reference to dam breaching as a ‘contingency of last resort’ defers all necessary economic, infrastructure and other studies, making this ‘contingency’ […]
Red Snow Warning: The End of Welfare Water and the Drying of the West
The long term effects of global warming, and desertification of the West examined. Exporting the water to the urban areas means exporting the rural areas’ soil to the East. Livestock […]
Some company wants to put hydropower on Quake Lake!
Looks like the agency and groups are jumping off the wall. Good! Story about this idiot proposal. By Jessica Mayrer. Bozeman Chronicle staff writer
Judge tells Obama to keep dam breaching on the table
Dam breaching an option to protect salmon, a U.S. District judge says – Idaho Stateman It’s looking like judges, relatively speaking, are more apt to uphold the law and insist that […]
Omnibus public lands bill carries Craig's water
In October, Ralph commented on Larry Craig dropping his opposition to protecting the Snake River in Wyoming. A change of heart from an Idaho politician renowned for his anti-environmentalist zeal […]
Rocky Barker: Goodbye Larry Craig, Bill Sali, Gordon Smith. Hello salmon solution?
Pacific NW political retirement and defeats may break 20-year logjam on saving the salmon- Rocky Barker points out that the election outcome may have removed the obstacles to the conservationists’ […]
Hebgen Dam finally secure-
The blowout has been stopped but more repairs are needed- On Sept. 1 this blog was the first to report on the big blowout on August 31. It was finally […]
Back to the drawing board on Hebgen Lake repair (Must read)
I notice a lot of people have been reading this story on the gate failures at Hebgen Dam, the news of which was first brought to us on Sept. 1 […]