ABOUT THIS SERIES

The Pacific Northwest's aging dams, a bureaucratic behemoth facing financial catastrophe, a failing program to save iconic fish and one congressman's quest to reform the New Deal-era system.

JEREMY P. JACOBS covers Western water, weather and legal issues for Greenwire, where he has worked since February 2010. He has written about the Supreme Court, as well as a wide range of issues including the Clean Air Act, Superfund and chemical policy.