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In 2012, PacifiCorp launched a trap-and-haul program to move adult salmon upstream past Merwin Dam. 14 years later, researchers found 2 stages in the system but 1 decisive bottleneck: young salmon failing to find the artificial current downstream

A trap-and-haul program on Washington’s Lewis River helps adult Chinook salmon bypass Merwin Dam by transporting them in trucks to upstream spawning habitat. But researchers tracking the salmon life cycle have identified a major weakness on the return journey. Juvenile salmon, or smolts, must travel downstream toward the Pacific Ocean,…

The Economic Times · Aug 19

Wyoming electric utility dumps wind and solar in long-term planning

PacifiCorp has halted plans for new wind and solar projects in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and California in its long-range planning document

The Independent UK · Apr 13

Oregon appellate ruling in PacifiCorp case could jeopardize $1 billion in wildfire victim damages

An Oregon appeals court has sided with PacifiCorp in a ruling that could possibly jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires

The Independent UK · Apr 8

Wyoming shields utility companies from wildfire-liability payouts

Governor signs bill limiting liability for companies found guilty of starting wildfires, sparking debate over who pays

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025

Oregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits

Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they have unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2024

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

Less than a month after four towering dams on the Klamath River were demolished, hundreds of salmon made it into waters they have been cut off from for decades to spawn in cool creeks

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024

Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has been completed near the California-Oregon border

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century

Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024

Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed

For the first time in more than a century, salmon will have free passage along the more than 400 miles of the Klamath River and its tributaries as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion along the California-Oregon border

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, says it has agreed to a nearly $180 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024