Turn Up the Heat on Snake River Dams

Lower Snake River dams make the river too hot for salmon—it’s time for bold leadership and change.

The Snake and Columbia rivers are too hot, and we need your help to protect salmon, Southern Resident orcas, and our communities—now and for future generations. 

  1. If you live in Oregon, sign this petition to Governor Brown, Senator Wyden, Representative DeFazio, and EPA.
  2. If you live in Washington, sign this petition to Governor Inslee, Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, and EPA. 
  3. If you live in Idaho, sign this petition to Senator Risch, Representative Simpson, Governor Little, and the EPA.

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a long-overdue plan to protect salmon and steelhead from dangerously warm river temperatures on the Snake and Columbia rivers. This Seattle Times article, by Columbia Riverkeeper’s Brett VandenHeuvel and Jay Julius, a Lummi Nation tribal member, and fisherman, explains the importance of controlling water temperatures and removing Snake River dams.

Science shows that the recently released Biological Opinion (and Final Environmental Impact Statement will not recover abundant salmon and steelhead. These plans, put forward by the Trump administration, closely resemble previous federal management plans that also failed to restore fish runs or pass legal muster. Once again, the Trump administration agencies in charge of the dams have failed the salmon, steelhead, orcas, Northwest tribes, and our communities. 

For the Lower Snake River, the solution is clear: the dams must be removed. 

This will require innovative solutions that bring our region forward together. Speak up today for bold actions—including Lower Snake River dam removal—that will allow salmon, orcas, and river communities can thrive once again.

Saving Salmon and the Lower Snake River Dam Removal 

If you live in Oregon, sign this petition to Governor Brown,  Senator Wyden, Representative DeFazio, and EPA.

If you live in Washington, sign this petition to Governor Inslee, Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, and EPA. 

If you live in Idaho, sign this petition to Senator Risch, Representative Simpson, Governor Little, and EPA.

Saving Salmon

Columbia Riverkeeper fights to protect salmon from dams, hot water, toxic pollution, and climate change.