• Editorials
    Posted: April 25, 2021
    Hydropower Crucial to a Future for Electric Vehicles

    President Biden, as part of the American Jobs Act, has proposed $174 billion of government spending to help win the electric vehicle market. The plan calls for $100 billion in new customer rebates and $15…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 7, 2021
    We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About the Cost of Renewables

    This year will mark my 30th working in energy-related fields. I began as an intern at the Bonneville Power Administration in 1991 and have… Read the full article: We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About the…

  • Editorials
    Posted: March 30, 2021
    Studies Shed Light on Why Dams Matter to Salmon & Orcas

    There is something inexplicable that draws us to orcas. The large dolphins — often referred to as killer whales — inhabit every ocean on Earth and have captured the attention of humans for thousands of…

  • Editorials
    Posted: March 10, 2021
    Congressman Floats $33B Plan To Demolish Four Dams

    A concept floated by Republican Mike Simpson, a U.S. congressman from Idaho, holds the potential to loosen the intractable logjam that has persisted for years among lawmakers. Read the full article: Congressman Floats $33B Plan…

  • Editorials
    Posted: March 8, 2021
    Dam Power: Snake River Dams Are Not Big Power Producers, but Play an Important Regional Role

    After nearly 2 decades of politicking, controversy, and dispute, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the Cascade Locks on the Columbia River, near The Dalles, Oregon, allowing boats laden with goods to pass by…

  • Posted: March 4, 2021
    Editorials
    State of Oregon’s Decision To Litigate Undermines Hopes for Regional Collaboration on Salmon

    Earlier today, the State of Oregon filed a lawsuit in district court over the federal government’s latest hydropower operations plan for the Columbia River Basin and the Biological Opinion in support of the plan under…

  • Editorials
    Posted: March 3, 2021
    New Website Imagines the Snake River Without Dams

    An advocacy group angling for a free-flowing Snake River has released a detailed multimedia website envisioning what the removal of four dams could mean for the region. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF) Read…

  • Editorials
    Posted: February 20, 2021
    Are Rolling Blackouts Becoming the New Normal?

    The hundreds of thousands of Oregonians who spent days without electricity, due to the recent ice storm, learned firsthand that power outages represent something more than an inconvenience. If you lose power during a period…

  • Editorials
    Posted: February 10, 2021
    Despite Unknowns, Dam-Breaching Proposal Is Opening Honest Conversations

    Miller is the executive director of Northwest RiverPartners, a Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that advocates for hydropower… Read the full article: Despite Unknowns, Dam-Breaching Proposal Is Opening Honest Conversations

  • Editorials
    Posted: February 8, 2021
    Idaho Republican Offers $33.5B Plan To Breach Lower Snake River Dams, Replace Their Benefits

    Rep. Mike Simpson, an Idaho Republican, has outlined a plan to spend $33.5 billion to breach 4 lower Snake River dams and replace their benefits through a wide range of investments. Read the full article:…