• Editorials
    Posted: April 9, 2026
    Snake River Dam Breaching Rejected in Key Federal Report

    The study said breaching the dams would be best for salmon, but would bring enormous costs and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about Salmon Recovery vsit our Hydropower Essentials page. Read the full article: Snake…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 9, 2026
    Feds Reject Removal of 4 Snake River Dams in Key Report

    A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save threatened and endangered salmon. Read the full article: Feds…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 9, 2026
    For First Time in 20 Years, Feds Take Deep Look at Hydroelectric Dam Removal on Lower Snake River

    The futures of hydropower, salmon, and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are at stake in the first assessment in 20 years of the environmental effects of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Read the…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 9, 2026
    Oregon Governor Calls for Tearing Out Snake River Dams. Washington Reps Are Outraged

    Oregon’s Democrat Gov. Kate Brown said removing the 4 lower Snake River dams in Washington state is the most certain way to boost salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia Basin. Read the full article: Oregon…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 9, 2026
    Dammed if You Do…

    A significant step in the long debate over how best to save and recover Snake River salmon and steelhead populations will begin to play out in the near future. Read the full article: Dammed if…

  • Editorials
    Posted: February 21, 2020
    We Can Improve Conditions for Salmon & Orcas Without Destroying Snake River Dams

    In the past year, I’ve met amazing people — members of Northwest Native American tribes, electric utility leaders, and leaders of fish and wildlife conservation groups. Read the full article: We Can Improve Conditions for…

  • Posted: February 17, 2020
    Editorials
    Response to Letter From Governor Brown on the Lower Snake River Dams

    By Kurt Miller, Executive Director, Northwest RiverPartners Northwest RiverPartners (NWRP) and its members advocate for a clean energy future that embraces the preservation of fish & wildlife and doesn’t leave vulnerable communities behind. Our organization…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 9, 2026
    New Analysis Says Dam Removal Means $860M Energy Replacement Costs

    Replacing the energy created by 4 Lower Snake River dams would cost $860 million annually, likely increasing utility bills in Cowlitz County, according to a regional energy and business. Read the full article: New Analysis…

  • Posted: January 28, 2020
    Editorials
    New Industry Analysis: Cost of Replacing Energy Provided by Lower Snake River Dams 80% Greater Than Currently Considered Estimates

    EnergyGPS Analysis Estimates Replacement Cost of Energy at $860 Million Per Year Vancouver, WA, January 28, 2020 – Northwest RiverPartners, a not-for-profit, member-driven organization that advocates for carbon-free hydropower, today shared the results of a…

  • Editorials
    Posted: January 24, 2020
    Important Voice Missing From Vancouver Stakeholder Forum

    Last year, a $750,000 Washington state study examined what life in the Northwest would look like without the 4 lower Snake River dams. Would their destruction save salmon or cause region-wide blackouts and economic hardships?…