The Columbia River flows through the Tri-Cities on its way to the Pacific Ocean from Canada. Tri-City Herald file The Columbia River could be the answer to California’s water problems, former ...

A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower across the river basin. The U.S. Department of State announced the temporary ...

Caught up in the tariff spat between the United States and Canada is a little-known treaty that shapes the lives of millions of Americans and Canadians. The 60-year-old treaty governs the water ...

Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the Columbia Basin Project, irrigating ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Jessie Wardarski / AP The Columbia River Treaty — and what will happen next between Canadian and U.S. governments — has been the talk of the town in British Columbia. The 61-year-old treaty plays a ...

With the days getting longer and the warmer, people are gearing up for an exciting season of fishing all the way till the end of fall. Tri-Cities offers an incredible number of places to go fishing ...

Stewart Rood receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Alberta Environment and Parks, and has received funding from BC Hydro, the Kootenai Tribe ...

A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves utilities, salmon advocates, commercial ...

From gigantic floods to thousands of shipwrecks, follow the journey of the Columbia River. Host Knute Berger mines the Pacific Northwest’s historical and cultural nuggets. This season's Mossback ...

The Columbia River could be the answer to California’s water problems, former President Donald Trump seemed to say at a news conference near Los Angeles. “I’m going to give you more water than almost ...