Politics Nov 30 Leaked document says U.S. is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached By Hallie Golden, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
Science Oct 09 Watch 4:46 Salmon shortages in Alaska’s Yukon River are changing Native ways of life For the second year in a row, a severe and sudden salmon collapse is impacting Indigenous residents on Alaska's Yukon River and causing food insecurity. The traditional villages whose ways of life have revolved around the fish for thousands of…
Nation Jul 24 Groups urge state to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in US Atlantic salmon once teemed in U.S. rivers, but now return from the sea to only a handful of rivers in eastern and central Maine. The fish are protected at the federal level under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but a… By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Nation Feb 28 Feds won’t allow Oregon dams to be removed to aid salmon recovery A federal report said such removing the dams would destabilize the power grid, increase overall greenhouse emissions and more than double the risk of regional power outages. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Health Jun 22 Mark Bittman’s recipe for cooking the perfect salmon Wild salmon is a well-managed fishery, and its fillets and steaks freeze beautifully for those times you can’t find it fresh. By Mark Bittman, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman
Nov 19 FDA OKs genetically modified salmon for human consumption By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal for human consumption in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch Swinomish Tribe Deals with Climate Change Swinomish fishing salmon climate change Washington… Continue watching
Jul 16 Coping with Climate Change: Washington’s Tribes By Saskia de Melker Washington's Quileute tribe, thrust into the spotlight by the "Twilight" series,' has been struggling to reclaim land threatened by floods and sea level rise. Together with KCTS9 and EarthFix, NewsHour visited the tribe to hear their story. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch How Safe Would Genetically Modified Salmon Be to Eat? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the process of deciding whether to allow genetically modified salmon to be sold to American consumers and how to label them if they are sold. Margaret Warner gets two perspectives. Continue watching
May 22 Watch Salmon Streams’ Struggle Continues 40 Years After Clean Water Act Special correspondent Hendrick Smith reports on pollution in the Pacific Northwest's salmon streams four decades after the passage of the Clean Water Act. Smith's report grew out of research from his recent Frontline project, "Poisoned Waters."… Continue watching