• Editorials
    Posted: June 9, 2022
    Removing Lower Snake River Dams Offers Best Chance for Salmon Recovery — at Steep Price, Report Says

    If 4 Lower Snake River dams were breached to support salmon recovery, the energy, irrigation, recreation, and other benefits they provide to the Pacific Northwest could be replaced for $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, according…

  • Editorials
    Posted: June 9, 2022
    Snake River Dam Removal Report Pegs Fish, Tribe Benefits, Steep Costs

    Replacing or mitigating the lost power production, irrigation, transportation and recreation services that the dams facilitate would cost $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, the Murray-Inslee study says. Read the full article: Snake River Dam Removal…

  • Editorials
    Posted: June 8, 2022
    Report: Cost To Replace Dams Between $10.3B and $27.2B

    A draft report commissioned by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray says replacing services of the four lower Snake River dams will cost between $10.3 billion and $27.2 billion over the next 50…

  • Editorials
    Posted: June 7, 2022
    A Factory Wants To Reopen Making ‘Green’ Aluminum. Now It Just Needs Clean Energy.

    The struggle to re-open the Alcoa Intalco aluminum smelter shows the difficulties of creating green manufacturing jobs at home. Read the full article: A Factory Wants To Reopen Making ‘Green’ Aluminum. Now It Just Needs…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 10, 2026
    Efforts To Breach Dams, Limit Natural Gas Will Hurt Energy Consumers

    As anyone who has recently bought gasoline knows, prices at the pump have hit record highs. The spike has been a major driver in the historic inflation American consumers are being forced to endure. Thanks…

  • Editorials
    Posted: May 31, 2022
    Breaching Snake Dams Would More Than Double NW Region’s Risk of Power Shortages

    Last fall, Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee announced they would lead a regional process to consider “all options” to restore declining salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River. Read the full article:…

  • Posted: May 3, 2022
    Editorials
    Public Power/Farmers Roll Out Campaign To Protect Clean Energy, Fight Climate Change

    Television ads up this week advocate for “Safe. Clean. Affordable.” hydropower to help meet the region’s GHG responsibilities and protect farmland Portland, OR — May 3, 2022—This week Northwest RiverPartners, representing not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 27, 2022
    Aluminum Fight Proves Hydropower Is Green in Multiple Ways

    Snake River dam opponents claim that hydropower dams are no longer economic, and they can be easily replaced by wind or solar power plus batteries with little or no cost impact to customers… Read the…

  • Posted: April 21, 2022
    Editorials
    Northwest RiverPartners Urges President Biden To Prioritize Hydropower, Lower Snake River Dams in Effort To Keep Utility Costs & Greenhouse Gases Low

    Key Quote: It is critical that President Biden recognize the value of hydropower, and specifically the Lower Snake River dams, to his agenda. Hydropower is clean, reliable, and affordable. Half of the Northwest’s electricity and…

  • Editorials
    Posted: April 4, 2022
    Biden Admin Reaffirms Commitment to Tribal Treaty Rights, Snake and Columbia River Salmon Recovery

    The Biden administration reiterated Monday its determination to change course on the decades-long, $17 billion effort to recover wild salmon in the Snake and Columbia rivers and to uphold. Read the full article: Biden Admin…