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NewsPosted: November 24, 2020Oregon threatens lawsuit over Columbia and Snake River dam operations
The state of Oregon has threatened to sue 2 federal agencies over a recent environmental review of Columbia River System dam operations, agreeing with conservationists that. Read the full article: Oregon threatens lawsuit over Columbia…
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NewsPosted: November 22, 2020
What Biden’s Agenda on the Environment Could Mean for the Pacific Northwest
From restoration of the grizzly bear in its wid North Cascades redoubt to attacking climate change, a wide range of environmental policies could see a new direction in the Pacific Northwest. Read the full article:…
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NewsPosted: November 13, 2020
Study Links Salmon Woes to Ocean
A controversial new study is challenging long-standing science that pins salmon declines in the Snake River Basin on dams and is roiling the already rough waters of fish recovery—the work by British Columbia scientist David Welch.…
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NewsPosted: November 10, 2020
Ag, Utility Groups Ask Nw Governors for Holistic Approach to Salmon Recovery
The region’s major agricultural organizations are part of a group asking four Northwest governors to consider a holistic approach to salmon recovery.
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NewsPosted: October 26, 2020
In repeat of past, conservation groups challenge new dam management plan
For the sixth time since the mid-1990s, a coalition of fishing and conservation groups said it intends to legally challenge the latest federal plan for dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Read the…
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NewsPosted: October 24, 2020The Fight Over Washington’s Snake River Dams Is Likely Heading Back to Court
The fight over salmon and dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers could be going back to the courtroom. Conservation and fishing groups say the federal government’s newest plans. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016…
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NewsPosted: October 10, 2020
4 Governors Agree To Work Together As Nw Salmon May Have Just 20 to 30 Years Left
The governors of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana have agreed to work together to rebuild the Columbia River system’s salmon and steelhead stocks. Read the full article: 4 Governors Agree To Work Together As Nw Salmon…
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NewsPosted: August 31, 2020
Pacific Northwest Draws Lessons From the California Energy Crisis
Kujala talked about how “the next plant” matters, meaning that each subsequent wind or solar farm should avoid redundancy and maximize regional contribution. Read the full article: Pacific Northwest Draws Lessons From the California Energy…
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NewsPosted: April 9, 2026
Elliot Mainzer leaving Bonneville Power Administration to head California grid operator
Elliot Mainzer is stepping down as head of the Bonneville Power Administration after 7 years of guiding the federal agency — the linchpin of the Pacific Northwest energy system — through a period of rising…
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NewsPosted: April 9, 2026
Federal Study Says Keep Lower Snake River Dams. Environmental Groups Condemn Decision
A federal environmental study 4 years in the making rejects calls to breach the 4 lower Snake River dams. Instead, it recommends spilling more water over dams in the Columbia River hydro system, which includes…