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Collaboration, Not Litigation, Will Build a Sustainable Future
Gov. Kate Brown, in a recent op-ed, made the case for urgent action to help salmon and steelhead in defense of her decision to have… Read the full article: Collaboration, Not Litigation, Will Build a Sustainable Future
Brown’s Dam-Busting Lawsuit Is Bad for Clean Energy
A few years ago, I attended a meeting where then-Secretary of State Kate Brown was the featured speaker. I didn’t know much about Brown… Read the full article: Brown’s Dam-Busting Lawsuit Is Bad for Clean Energy
Recent Southern Resident Orca Success Could Reshape Recovery Approach
Earlier this month, headlines across various Northwest news outlets carried a message of hope; the Southern Resident orcas were in the best condition in a decade. This was largely due to the birth of 3 new calves and seemingly healthier…
‘Collaborative’ Effort To Save NW Salmon Looks Like Another Anti-Snake Dam Task Force
Idaho Power Co.’s Brownlee, Oxbow, and Hells Canyon dams on the Snake River near the Idaho and Oregon border have blocked a historic spawning route for steelhead and Chinook salmon. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF) Read the full…
4-State Collaboration May Squeeze Out E. Wash. Interests in Keeping Snake River Dams
Advocates for retaining the four lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington are questioning whether the Columbia Basin Collaborative to recover threatened and endangered salmon species. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF) Read the full article: 4-State Collaboration May…
State of Oregon’s Motion for Court Injunction To Control Dam Operations Reflects Disjointed Energy Policies, Disregard for Consumer Energy Costs & Climate Concerns
Governor Brown’s Actions Will Punish the Region’s Electricity Customers The following press statement was issued today by Kurt Miller, executive director, of Northwest RiverPartners. Key Quote: “It is hard to imagine that Governor Brown would be complicit in purposely raising…
Lawsuit Seeks More Spill Over Columbia Basin Dams for Salmon
Spokane — The record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest prompted fishing and conservation groups to ask a federal court Friday to order more spill from dams on the lower Snake. Read the full article: Lawsuit Seeks More Spill Over…
Northwest RiverPartners Urges Columbia Basin Collaborative To Reevaluate Current Framework; Establish More Equitable, Holistic Approach
Advocacy Group Urges Sincere Collaboration by Requiring Participants to Suspend Litigation Activities The Columbia Basin Collaborative was introduced last year by the governors of the four Northwest states to help move the region past unending litigation and toward the recovery…
Northwest Hydropower System Provides Hope in Climate Fight
Those of us who live west of the Rockies are all too familiar with the profound East Coast bias in the media. From sports to politics… Read the full article: Northwest Hydropower System Provides Hope in the Climate Fight
Columbia Basin Collaborative Anything but Collaborative
The Columbia Basin Collaborative was introduced last year by the governors of the 4 Northwest states to help move the region past unending litigation around threatened and endangered salmon species… Read the full article: Columbia Basin Collaborative Anything but Collaborative