• Editorials
    Posted: October 24, 2023
    Stebbings Named Northwest River Partners Interim Executive Director

    Northwest River Partners has named Heather Stebbings its interim executive director until a permanent replacement for the departing Kurt Miller is found. Read the full article: Stebbings Named Northwest River Partners Interim Executive Director

  • Posted: October 24, 2023
    Editorials
    Northwest RiverPartners Names Interim Executive Director

    Stebbings will manage transition to organization’s next leader Vancouver, Washington–October 24, 2023– Northwest RiverPartners today announces Heather Stebbings as interim executive director starting November 15th. Stebbings will overlap with outgoing Executive Director Kurt Miller to…

  • Posted: October 17, 2023
    Editorials
    Kurt Miller To Depart Northwest RiverPartners, Board Forming Hiring Committee

    Northwest RiverPartners’ Executive Director Kurt Miller has been selected as the new Executive Director of the Northwest Public Power Association, based in Vancouver, Washington. NWPPA provides value-added services, such as training, conferences, communications, and government…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 8, 2023
    IBEW Electrical Union Backs Keeping Snake River Dams

    At IBEW Local 77, we take pride in being the vibrant hub of skilled electrical workers, consistently driving progress and innovation in our field. Read the full article: IBEW Electrical Union Backs Keeping Snake River…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 3, 2023
    Ag Stakeholders: Does Biden Salmon Announcement End Dam Breaching Worries?

    Agricultural stakeholders predict federal mediation in a lawsuit over the four lower Snake River dams isn’t likely to lead to a call for breaching them. Read the full article: Ag Stakeholders: Does Biden Salmon Announcement…

  • Editorials
    Posted: October 2, 2023
    Major Announcement Means Bright Future for Salmon and Clean Energy

    A salmon homecoming long in the making, and proof that tribes and not-for-profit utilities can work together collaboratively. That message was at the heart of the announcement between the U.S. Government, the Confederated Tribes of…

  • Posted: September 27, 2023
    Editorials
    Biden Administration Agrees With Northwest RiverPartners on Importance of Region’s Carbon-Free Electricity, Agriculture & Salmon

    Vancouver, Washington—September 27, 2023—Today, after 13 months at the negotiating table, the Biden Administration shared the next step in the process of seeking solutions in balancing our region’s energy, climate, salmon recovery, resiliency, food security,…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 27, 2023
    White House Launches Salmon Recovery Effort — Without Promising Dam Removal

    President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to use their power to help imperiled salmon and steelhead trout in the Columbia River and its tributaries, but he stopped far short of tribes’ and environmentalists’…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 27, 2023
    ‘This Is Historic’: Biden Orders Whole-of-Government Effort To Restore Salmon in Columbia, Snake Rivers

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a landmark memorandum ordering federal agencies to do their part to restore salmon runs in the Columbia and Snake rivers and honor the U.S. government’s treaty obligations to Northwest…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 27, 2023
    Biden Memo Calls for ‘Sustained National Effort’ To Restore Salmon Runs, but Doesn’t Advocate for Dam Breaching

    President Joe Biden signed a memorandum this morning calling for a “sustained national effort” to honor commitments to the Nez Perce and other tribes by restoring Snake and Columbia river salmon and steelhead to healthy…