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Posted: June 18, 2024Vancouver Wa
Statement From Northwest RiverPartners on Establishment of Columbia River Task Force, Report From Interior Department
Vancouver, Washington–June 18, 2024–Today, Northwest RiverPartners released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s creation of a new interagency Columbia River Task Force and a report released by the Department of the Interior…
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Posted: February 23, 2024Vancouver Wa
Clark Mather Selected As Northwest RiverPartners’ Next Executive Director
The Northwest RiverPartners Board of Directors has selected Clark Mather as the association’s next executive director. Mather will officially take over leadership responsibilities on April 1. Heather Stebbings, who has served as interim executive director…
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Posted: February 9, 2024Vancouver Wa
Agreement Threatening Northwest Clean Power Moves Forward Despite Objections
Uncertainty for public utility customers remains a significant concern The risks related to the future of Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) remain high as the US District Court of Oregon accepted an agreement negotiated in…
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Posted: December 14, 2023Vancouver Wa
Secret Agreement Between US Government & Anti-Hydro Plaintiff Groups Ignores the Public and Invites More Litigation
The US Government Commitments were drafted in the shadows, rely on salmon recovery reports drafted by plaintiffs, ignore climate change, and will only invite more litigation and uncertainty. Vancouver, Washington–December 14, 2023–Today, despite public concern,…
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Posted: November 29, 2023Vancouver Wa
Secret Agreement Between US Government & Anti-Hydro Plaintiff Groups Represents “Greatest Threat” for the Region
Proposed US Government Commitments undermine clean energy and climate goals, negatively impact the region’s economy and food production, raise electricity rates on struggling families, fail to address climate-friendly transportation, and threaten grid reliability Vancouver, Washington–November…
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Posted: October 31, 2023Vancouver Wa
Statement From Northwest RiverPartners on Latest Legal Delay
Today, the United States Government announced that it would be producing for comment a draft package of “actions and commitments” that it developed in secret with plaintiffs’ groups. We have been provided with no other…
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Posted: October 24, 2023Vancouver Wa
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…
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Posted: October 17, 2023Vancouver Wa
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…
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Posted: September 27, 2023Vancouver Wa
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,…
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Posted: September 21, 2023Vancouver Wa
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…