Flood risk management, hydropower generation and salmon runs will suffer if the United States and Canada don’t renew a key ...

The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin.

Under the original 1964 treaty, Canadian officials agreed to build storage dams that hold back the water to reduce the threat of flooding. This followed a 1948 flood that devastated Vanport, Oregon.

It was only the second-worst flood Columbia has seen in the last decade. During the historic flood of 2015, the river reached almost 32 feet there, gurgling up to city streets in some areas.

To address flood control as well as the growing need for electricity in the Pacific Northwest, Canada and the United States ...

British Columbia's Energy Ministry says in a news release that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration 'is conducting a ...

British Columbia’s energy ministry said in a news ... Canada also provides water storage that helps prevent flooding, supports irrigation and protects fish habitat. In exchange, Canada is ...

Flood risk management ... a friend and ally to Canada — are now no longer true,” said Adrian Dix, British Columbia’s energy minister. The 1,243-mile-long river springs from Columbia Lake ...

This followed a 1948 flood that devastated Vanport, Oregon. In return, American officials granted British Columbia a share of the value of hydroelectric power generated downstream. The river is ...