• Editorials
    Posted: October 21, 2021
    Truce Struck in Columbia, Snake Salmon Litigation

    Fish advocates and the Biden administration have asked a federal judge to pause a fight over Columbia River system dam operations until the end of July. 2009 Map of The Columbia River Basin Showing Action…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 18, 2021
    The Fight To Save the Salmon

    When you get high enough into the mountains of Idaho, the fish are in the trees. For the past million years or so, sockeye and Chinook salmon. Read the full article: The Fight To Save…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 16, 2021
    An Opportunity for Respectful Dialogue on Salmon & Dams

    I’ve often told people that I was destined to become a hydropower advocate. My formative upbringing took place… Read the full article: An Opportunity for Respectful Dialogue on Salmon & Dams

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 16, 2021
    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

  • Posted: October 15, 2021
    Editorials
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 15, 2021
    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,…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 15, 2021
    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,…

  • Posted: October 1, 2021
    Editorials
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 23, 2021
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 14, 2021
    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…