• Posted: June 28, 2024
    Editorials
    U.S. House Acts To Protect Millions of Northwest Ratepayers

    U.S. House Committee Takes First Step to Cap Customer Costs, Keep Federal Commitments in “12/14 Agreement” Vancouver, Washington–June 28, 2024–Today, members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Energy and Water passed legislation that caps the…

  • Posted: June 18, 2024
    Editorials
    Statement From Northwest RiverPartners on Establishment of Columbia River Task Force, Report From Interior Department

    Vancouver, Washington–June 18, 2024–Today, Northwest RiverPartners released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s creation of a new interagency Columbia River Task Force and a report released by the Department of the Interior…

  • Posted: February 23, 2024
    Editorials
    Clark Mather Selected As Northwest RiverPartners’ Next Executive Director

    The Northwest RiverPartners Board of Directors has selected Clark Mather as the association’s next executive director. Mather will officially take over leadership responsibilities on April 1. Heather Stebbings, who has served as interim executive director…

  • Posted: February 9, 2024
    Editorials
    Agreement Threatening Northwest Clean Power Moves Forward Despite Objections

    Uncertainty for public utility customers remains a significant concern The risks related to the future of Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) remain high as the US District Court of Oregon accepted an agreement negotiated in…

  • Posted: December 14, 2023
    Editorials
    Secret Agreement Between US Government & Anti-Hydro Plaintiff Groups Ignores the Public and Invites More Litigation

    The US Government Commitments were drafted in the shadows, rely on salmon recovery reports drafted by plaintiffs, ignore climate change, and will only invite more litigation and uncertainty. Vancouver, Washington–December 14, 2023–Today, despite public concern,…

  • Posted: November 29, 2023
    Editorials
    Secret Agreement Between US Government & Anti-Hydro Plaintiff Groups Represents “Greatest Threat” for the Region

    Proposed US Government Commitments undermine clean energy and climate goals, negatively impact the region’s economy and food production, raise electricity rates on struggling families, fail to address climate-friendly transportation, and threaten grid reliability Vancouver, Washington–November…

  • Editorials
    Posted: November 1, 2023
    Salmon vs. Dams Suit Stays on Pause Until December 15

    Parties to the long-running salmon versus dams lawsuit on the Snake and Columbia rivers have reached a tentative but still confidential agreement of sorts that could lead to a multi-year timeout in litigation. Read the…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 31, 2023
    New Secret Plan Proposed in Snake River Dam Lawsuit

    The U.S. government and plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the management of the 4 lower Snake River dams say they have developed a “package of actions and commitments” that they hope to present in court…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 31, 2023
    Lower Snake River Dam Removal Still Possible As Talks Continue

    Read the full article: Lower Snake River Dam Removal Still Possible As Talks Continue

  • Posted: October 31, 2023
    Editorials
    Statement From Northwest RiverPartners on Latest Legal Delay

    Today, the United States Government announced that it would be producing for comment a draft package of “actions and commitments” that it developed in secret with plaintiffs’ groups. We have been provided with no other…