Category: Local Press
Amid Western Drought, Snake River Peaks Early
For the past few weeks, water managers, hydrologists and river runners, have been watching flows on the Snake River and its tributaries to see if peak natural flows have come...
Teton County Declares State of Emergency Following Hoback Subdivision’s Water Line Break
Teton County commissioners declared an emergency Monday morning a little less than a week after a water line broke in the J-W subdivision. The Hoback Junction water line broke early...
Jackson Water Rates Rise by 25%, Water Efficiency Guidelines Move Forward
Jacksonites’ water rates are rising by 25% starting today, part of the town’s attempt to pay for expensive projects, keep up with rising costs and build up the Jackson’s water...
Critics Oppose Wyoming Hydroelectric Project
A proposed pumped-water electricity storage facility at Seminoe Reservoir could decimate the prized Miracle Mile trout fishery on the North Platte River and jeopardize a bighorn sheep herd that wildlife...
Upper Snake River Drought May Dry up Palisades’ Power Generation
Managers and irrigators discuss making cuts to conserve water due to dismal outlook. If reservoir storage gets low enough later in the summer, it’s possible that Palisades could stop generating...
Wild and Scenic Rivers Need Healthy Flows
[The Snake River Headwaters] are truly special, defining our landscape and way of life. Congress recognized that when it passed the Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act in 2009, protecting...
Water Managers May Drain Jackson Lake, Reaching Record-low Levels
By the end of this summer, Jackson Lake could be more mud than water. In past low-water years, buoys that once floated in marinas have ended up on dry land....
Federal Land Managers Seeking Water Rights to Preserve Upper Snake River’s Natural Flows
Managers of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s southern landscapes are seeking to permanently protect the wild character of the Snake River and a prominent tributary, the Lewis River. The goal, in...
What does this year’s abysmal snowpack mean for the Snake?
April 10, 2026 Almost every other watershed in Wyoming notched its record-worst snowpack. Colorado is suffering a 26 percent of median snowpack statewide, easily the worst on record. Headlines there preview...
We Can’t Take Our Water for Granted
A guest shot piece written by the POWJH staff. We can no longer take water for granted at the headwaters of the Snake River. Contributing analysis, advocacy and action, Protect...