Environment
$50M isn't enough to save salmon hatcheries on the Columbia River
With facilities at risk of collapse under the strain of climate change, nations say much more federal funding is needed for upgrades and repairs.
Tony Schick
Tony Schick is an investigative and data reporter for OPB's Science & Environment unit. Tony previously worked as the web editor for Investigative Reporters and Editors, a journalis
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Equity
How one Yakama Nation fisherman inherited the fight for salmon
After 150 years of broken treaties and declining salmon populations, Randy Settler worries there won't be enough fish for future Indigenous generations.
Equity
Feds said salmon is safe to eat — but didn't consider Native diets
Due to chemical pollution, the treaty-protected fish in the Columbia River Basin pose health risks for Indigenous tribes.
Environment
The undercurrents at play in the Columbia River dams debate
Without passageways to cross dams along the Columbia, salmon are dying. Tribes say the U.S. government isn't cooperating as they try to help the fish recover.