Oregon

Oregon Supreme Court weighs irrigation dam’s impacts on in-stream water rights

An irrigation district hopes to persuade the Oregon Supreme Court its planned reservoir was wrongly blocked due to ...

Idaho

Air quality impacts of farm practices studied

A new study looks at the air quality implications of farming practices that conserve water, reduce erosion and ...

Washington

Federal agency blames drought for low hydropower numbers

The Energy Information Administration forecasts the U.S. this year will generate the least amount of hydroelectricity in nearly ...

Idaho

Analysts: Trump unlikely to continue Snake River dam breaching push

Stakeholders’ opinions are mixed on how Donald Trump’s return to the White House will impact the federal agreement ...

Idaho

Flood district starts seasonal work along Boise River

District detail Boise River Flood Control District No. 10 crews recently started removing hazardous trees, snags and debris ...

Washington

Skagit tidegate controversy puts thousands of acres of farmland at risk

For 150 years, tidegates have made it possible to farm on the Skagit Delta in the northwest corner ...

Idaho

Snake River steelhead returns highest in seven years

Annual steelhead returns in the Snake River are the highest they’ve been since 2017 but still below recovery ...

Oregon

Snowpack off to fast start in Northeastern Oregon

BAKER CITY, Ore. — Northeastern Oregon’s mountain snowpack, a key source of water for irrigation, is starting to ...

Nation

Farmers irrigated half of cropland equipped for irrigation in 2023

About 52.6% of U.S. cropland equipped for irrigation, including horticulture, was irrigated in 2023. Of the 95.9 million ...

Idaho

SW Idaho reservoir volumes about average

Water volumes in southwest Idaho reservoirs are about average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. “There is ...

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