• Editorials
    Posted: September 22, 2023
    Biden Deal With Tribes Promises $200M for Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction

    The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. 2009 Map of The…

  • Editorials
    Posted: September 22, 2023
    Biden Administration Promises $200 Million To Help Reintroduce Salmon in Columbia River

    The Biden administration agreed Thursday to spend more than $200 million to fully fund Native tribes’ plans to reintroduce salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin — more than 80 years after construction of the…

  • Posted: September 21, 2023
    Editorials
    Northwest RiverPartners’ Statement on Salmon Reintroduction in the Upper Columbia River Basin

    (Vancouver, WA) – The following statement can be attributed to Kurt Miller, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners: “The announcement of an agreement between the US Government, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur…

  • Posted: August 31, 2023
    Editorials
    Joint Statement on Biden Administration Delay of Columbia River System Operations Litigation Mediation

    Organizations express concern with the process and support more transparency (Washington State) Today, the Biden Administration requested [and secured] an additional 60-day stay extension to allow for the continuation of the already 2-year-long mediation process…

  • Editorials
    Posted: August 31, 2023
    Dam Removal Still on Table As Settlement Talks Over Lower Snake River Operations Continue

    Dam removal remains on the table on the Lower Snake River under an agreement announced Thursday, after 2 years of settlement talks between the federal government and tribes and conservationists. Read the full article: Dam…

  • Editorials
    Posted: August 30, 2023
    Salmon & Farmers Are on the Same Side

    In the hottest year ever recorded, another wheat harvest is wrapping up. Extreme weather means it’s more important than ever to preserve the critical infrastructure we depend on to deliver goods to market. Read the…

  • Posted: August 25, 2023
    Editorials
    Ratepayer Owned Public Utilities Launch Ads To Protect Affordable, Reliable, & Clean Power for Communities

    The Biden Administration’s consideration of a proposal to tear down dams public utilities in Northern Nevada rely on could raise electricity rates by up to 65%. (Vancouver, Wash.) – On behalf of four of its…

  • Editorials
    Posted: August 17, 2023
    Ag Stakeholders Say They’re Shut Out of Federal Snake River Dam Mediation

    Northwest stakeholders say they’ve been shut out of the federal mediation sessions over the Snake River dams.  BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF). Read the full article: Ag Stakeholders Say They’re Shut Out of…

  • Posted: July 24, 2023
    Editorials
    Anti-Hydro Interests Continue Attack on NW Clean Energy

    Removing the region’s hydroelectric infrastructure is anti-science and would result in more fossil fuel consumption A group led by anti-hydro and harvest interests, including the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association, Idaho Rivers United, Columbia Riverkeeper, and…

  • Editorials
    Posted: July 10, 2023
    Want an Electric Vehicle? Better Keep Our Hydropower

    As we embark on a second “Great Electrification,” in an effort to decarbonize our economy, it’s worth remembering the first 1 that occurred 80 years ago. Campaigning for president in Portland, Franklin Roosevelt pushed for…