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Washington Governor, Senator Want Answers on How To Replace Benefits of Lower Snake River Dams
Washington governor, senator want answers on how to replace benefits of Lower Snake River dams. Read the full article: Washington Governor, Senator Want Answers on How To Replace Benefits of Lower Snake River Dams
Northwest RiverPartners Response to Governor Inslee Statement on Lower Snake River Dams
Hydropower Group Urges Governor to Support Existing Hydropower Projects to Fight Climate Change, Protect Salmon; Calls For Consistent Decarbonization Policies To Address Oceanic Threat To Salmon Yesterday, at a meeting hosted by a political advocacy group, Washington Governor Jay Inslee…
Inslee, Murray Plan New Report on Breaching Snake River Dams. ‘We Need an Answer’
Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray are exploring options to breach the lower Snake River dams and replace the benefits they provide, Inslee told a virtual gathering of Washington. Read the full article: Inslee, Murray Plan New Report on…
Inslee, Murray To Ponder Future Without Dams
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday that he and Washington Sen. Patty Murray will initiate a fast-tracked process seeking ways to replace services provided by the lower Snake River dams. Read the full article: Inslee, Murray To Ponder Future Without…
Letter to Biden Administration From Salmon Hydro Supporters
Dear Secretaries Haaland, Granholm, Raimondo, Austin and Chair Mallory: Recently, a subset of special interests narrowly-focused on salmon issues in the Pacific Northwest have communicated to you about the operation of the federal hydropower system in our region. While we…
What Not To Wear: California Energy Policy Is an Ill-Fitting Option for Idaho, Northwest
I was born in California in 1969, but we moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, when I was 4 years old. At the time, all I… Read the full article: What Not To Wear: California Energy Policy Is an Ill-Fitting Option…
Dam Breaching Advocacy Ignores Climate Science, Public Safety Needs
If you’re someone who follows salmon issues as closely as I do, you’ll recognize Snake River salmon receives an incredible amount of media attention. In local, national, and even international news outlets, we see a story repeated, again and again,…
Educating the Public & Policymakers About Hydropower & Irrigation
The irrigation water drawn from the Pacific Northwest’s dams is critical to the region’s valuable agricultural production. In this month’s cover interview, Kurt Miller of Northwest RiverPartners tells us about how his organization works to educate policymakers and the public…
BPA’s Part in Infrastructure Bill Aids Clean Energy
Being an elected leader isn’t for the faint of heart. Trying to do the right thing for your constituents often… Read the full article: BPA’s Part in Infrastructure Bill Aids Clean Energy
Removing the Enloe Dam Not As Simple a Decision As It First Seems
My journey started with an op-ed that I wrote earlier this year in which I noted that, although I’m a hydropower advocate, I believe that dams should be removed if they don’t provide a societal benefit. I used as my…