• Editorials
    Posted: November 12, 2020
    Guest View: A Serious Gap in Knowledge

    That saying has probably never been more apparent than in the case of government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. During the early stages of the pandemic, some officials in New York, and Washington, among other…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 11, 2020
    Salmon May Need Dams To Survive

    One of my friends and colleagues suggested a headline for me over a year ago, “Our Salmon Need the Dams to Survive”. Given conventional wisdom, this sounds like a contradiction. We all know dams kill…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 10, 2020
    Ag, Utility Groups Ask Nw Governors for Holistic Approach to Salmon Recovery

    The region’s major agricultural organizations are part of a group asking four Northwest governors to consider a holistic approach to salmon recovery.

  • Posted: November 10, 2020
    Editorials
    In Joint Letter to Governors, Dozens of Northwest Leaders Urge Holistic Approach to 4-State Salmon Recovery Process

    Dear Governors Brown, Bullock, Inslee, Little, and Governor-Elect Gianforte On behalf of over three million of the region’s community-owned utility customers and thousands of small businesses, farms, and manufacturers that depend on clean, affordable hydropower,…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 9, 2020
    We Can Do Better on Salmon Discussion

    In a November 9 op-ed, Sharon Grace and Chris Pinney suggested that my organization was peddling “disinformation” about the effect of the lower Snake River dams on salmon populations. They also stated their belief that…

  • Posted: November 2, 2020
    Editorials
    New Research Reveals Flawed Approach to Salmon Recovery Programs – With Major Implications for Dams Debate

    Northwest RiverPartners Welcomes New Peer-Reviewed Report, Emphasizing the Need for a Fresh Look at Policies November 2, 2020—Newly published research has unveiled remarkable insight into the survival rates of Chinook salmon populations along the North…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 26, 2020
    In repeat of past, conservation groups challenge new dam management plan

    For the sixth time since the mid-1990s, a coalition of fishing and conservation groups said it intends to legally challenge the latest federal plan for dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Read the…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 24, 2020
    The Fight Over Washington’s Snake River Dams Is Likely Heading Back to Court

    The fight over salmon and dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers could be going back to the courtroom. Conservation and fishing groups say the federal government’s newest plans. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016…

  • Posted: October 23, 2020
    Editorials
    Northwest RiverPartners Responds to News Over Earthjustice Intent To Sue Over Columbia River Operations

    RiverPartners Disappointed by Groups’ Decision to Move Away from Collaborative Efforts October 23, 2020 – On October 22, Earthjustice, on behalf of 11 organizations, filed a 60-day notice over its intent to sue the federal…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 13, 2020
    Community Voices: Saving the Salmon in the Columbia River Basin

    There has been a lot of news recently about different plans to help recover salmon in light of a recent federal decision to retain the four lower Snake River dams in eastern Washington state… Read…