Council Spotlight

Multiple Jurisdictions Cooperate to Manage Salmon Harvest in the Pacific Ocean and Columbia River

At its December meeting, the Council heard from federal, state, and tribal representatives about their coordinated efforts to manage salmon harvest in the ocean and rivers.

Long-term Project to Reduce Northern Pikeminnow Predation on Salmon Finds Success

Every year since 1997, the program has met its goal to reduce 10 to 20 percent of predator-sized pikeminnows, a key predator of out-migrating juvenile salmonids in the Columbia River Basin. Read more.

Power Sector Emissions Declining as Coal Plants Retire

Our resource policy analyst reviews the 2022 regional and national carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation, highlighting the current downward trend on emissions as coal plants retire.