• Editorials
    Posted: September 8, 2021
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 5, 2021
    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

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 1, 2021
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 1, 2021
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: August 12, 2021
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: July 27, 2021
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: July 26, 2021
    ‘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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: July 19, 2021
    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…

  • Posted: July 16, 2021
    Editorials
    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…

  • Editorials
    Posted: July 16, 2021
    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:…