• Posted: April 21, 2022
    Vancouver
    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…

  • Posted: December 21, 2021
    Vancouver
    New Survey Finds Majority of Pacific Northwest Residents Support Lower Snake River Dams & Hydroelectric Power

    Political Efforts by Gov. Inslee and Senator Murray Around Possible Removal of the Lower Snake River Dams Should Be Informed By This New Information Vancouver, WA, December 21, 2021 – Amid the regional debate over…

  • Posted: October 21, 2021
    Vancouver
    Northwest RiverPartners Statement on Injunctive Relief Settlement

    Earlier this year, several litigants sued the federal government over last year’s Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement and the accompanying Biological Opinion. They also asked for injunctive relief from the US District Court…

  • Posted: October 15, 2021
    Vancouver
    Northwest RiverPartners Response to Governor Inslee Statement on Lower Snake River Dams

    Hydropower Group Urges Governor to Support Existing Hydropower Projects to Fight Climate Change, Protect Salmon; Calls For Consistent Decarbonization Policies To Address Oceanic Threat To Salmon Yesterday, at a meeting hosted by a political advocacy…

  • Posted: October 1, 2021
    Vancouver
    Letter to Biden Administration From Salmon Hydro Supporters

    Dear Secretaries Haaland, Granholm, Raimondo, Austin and Chair Mallory: Recently, a subset of special interests narrowly-focused on salmon issues in the Pacific Northwest have communicated to you about the operation of the federal hydropower system…

  • Posted: July 16, 2021
    Vancouver
    State of Oregon’s Motion for Court Injunction To Control Dam Operations Reflects Disjointed Energy Policies, Disregard for Consumer Energy Costs & Climate Concerns

    Governor Brown’s Actions Will Punish the Region’s Electricity Customers The following press statement was issued today by Kurt Miller, executive director, of Northwest RiverPartners. Key Quote: “It is hard to imagine that Governor Brown would…

  • Posted: July 13, 2021
    Vancouver
    Northwest RiverPartners Urges Columbia Basin Collaborative To Reevaluate Current Framework; Establish More Equitable, Holistic Approach

    Advocacy Group Urges Sincere Collaboration by Requiring Participants to Suspend Litigation Activities The Columbia Basin Collaborative was introduced last year by the governors of the four Northwest states to help move the region past unending…

  • Posted: March 4, 2021
    Vancouver
    State of Oregon’s Decision To Litigate Undermines Hopes for Regional Collaboration on Salmon

    Earlier today, the State of Oregon filed a lawsuit in district court over the federal government’s latest hydropower operations plan for the Columbia River Basin and the Biological Opinion in support of the plan under…

  • Posted: February 4, 2021
    Vancouver
    Northwest RiverPartners Considers US Rep. Simpson Proposal To Overhaul the Region’s Energy Infrastructure; Urges Caution & a More Circumspect Approach

    Advocacy Group Advises Further Examination of Critical Issues Impacting NW Communities US Rep. Mike Simpson (R – Idaho) has started discussions about a multi-billion dollar proposal that could dramatically change the way electricity is provided…

  • Posted: November 24, 2020
    Vancouver
    Northwest RiverPartners Disappointed, Concerned Over Gov Brown’s Divisive Move Towards Litigation

    November 24, 2020—Yesterday the State of Oregon sent a 60-day notice of its intent to sue the federal government over its 2020 NOAA Fisheries Biological Opinion on Columbia River System Operations. The NOAA document examined…