• Editorials
    Posted: January 19, 2021
    Ocean Conditions Affect Idaho Salmon

    I appreciate the guest column by Mr. Bert Bowler from December 15 and his concern for the health of Idaho salmon populations. Northwest … Read the full article: Ocean conditions affect Idaho salmon

  • Editorials
    Posted: January 15, 2021
    Clallam Public Utility District OKs Membership Dues After Debate

    Port Angeles — Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners have approved membership dues after debating annual payments to Northwest RiverPartners and the county’s Economic Development Council. Read the full article: Clallam Public Utility District OKs…

  • Editorials
    Posted: January 10, 2021
    Hairston Appointed BPA Administrator

    Bonneville Power Administration acting administrator and CEO John Hairston will officially assume the top job at the federal power marketing agency, the U.S. Read the full article: Hairston Appointed BPA Administrator

  • Editorials
    Posted: December 18, 2020
    Removal of Unproductive Dams Best for Salmon

    I’m incredibly honored to work as a hydropower advocate. My organization champions clean energy works to fight climate change, and… Read the full article: Removal of Unproductive Dams Best for Salmon

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 27, 2020
    Gov. Brown Puts Salmon at Risk

    Over Thanksgiving week, the state of Oregon very quietly filed a 60-day notice of its intent to sue the federal government over its planned Columbia River System Operations… Read the full article: Gov. Brown Puts…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 24, 2020
    Oregon threatens lawsuit over Columbia and Snake River dam operations

    The state of Oregon has threatened to sue 2 federal agencies over a recent environmental review of Columbia River System dam operations, agreeing with conservationists that. Read the full article: Oregon threatens lawsuit over Columbia…

  • Posted: November 24, 2020
    Editorials
    Northwest RiverPartners Disappointed, Concerned Over Gov Brown’s Divisive Move Towards Litigation

    November 24, 2020—Yesterday the State of Oregon sent a 60-day notice of its intent to sue the federal government over its 2020 NOAA Fisheries Biological Opinion on Columbia River System Operations. The NOAA document examined…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 23, 2020
    Thankful for Snake River Dams

    Thanksgiving in 2020 will look much different than in previous years, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty to be thankful for. Whether it is our health, our jobs, or our ability to gather…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 22, 2020
    What Biden’s Agenda on the Environment Could Mean for the Pacific Northwest

    From restoration of the grizzly bear in its wid North Cascades redoubt to attacking climate change, a wide range of environmental policies could see a new direction in the Pacific Northwest. Read the full article:…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 13, 2020
    Study Links Salmon Woes to Ocean

    A controversial new study is challenging long-standing science that pins salmon declines in the Snake River Basin on dams and is roiling the already rough waters of fish recovery—the work by British Columbia scientist David Welch.…