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Editorials 
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…
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Editorials To Recover Salmon Populations, We Need To Think Bigger
Kurt Miller of Northwest RiverPartners on why blame for dwindling populations may be misplaced… Read the full article: To Recover Salmon Populations, We Need To Think Bigger
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Editorials Removing Dams Will Hurt the Most Vulnerable Among Us
In my role as a clean energy and community advocate, I frequently travel across the Northwest. In my meetings with electric utility managers, they often want to discuss the importance of reliable and affordable energy…
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Editorials WA Restaurants Are Worried About Salmon. But Is Breaching Snake River Dams the Solution?
The latest debate on tearing out the lower Snake River Dams has landed on the fine dining tables across the state of Washington. Read the full article: WA Restaurants Are Worried About Salmon. But Is…
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Editorials Proposed Dam Breaching
Western Montana’s electric cooperatives could have a big dam problem on their hands if 4 hydropower-producing dams along the Lower Snake River are breached. Read the full article: Proposed Dam Breaching
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Editorials Reason To Oppose Dam Breaching on the Snake River
Recently, I keynoted the Business & the Environment conference – an annual event hosted by the Northwest… Read the full article: Reason To Oppose Dam Breaching on the Snake River
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Editorials Remove the Snake River dams or not?
1 survey recently said a majority of people in the Northwest want the Snake River dams to stay in place. Another said a majority of Washington voters want the dams removed. Read the full article:…
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Editorials Survey Shows Broad Support for Keeping Snake River Dams
A new survey commissioned by Northwest River Partners indicates broad public support for keeping the Snake River dams. Read the full article: Survey Shows Broad Support for Keeping Snake River Dams
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Editorials 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…
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Editorials New Survey Shows Support for Snake River Dams, in Contrast to Earlier Survey
A majority of people in the Northwest want the Snake River dams to stay in place, according to a new survey commissioned by Northwest River Partners, an organization that supports the dams. Read the full…
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About Northwest RiverPartners
Northwest RiverPartners (NWRP) is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization. We represent not-for-profit, community-owned utilities across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada. We also proudly represent farmers, ports, and businesses across the region that support clean energy and low-carbon transportation.
NWRP is focused on raising awareness about how the Northwest’s hydropower system betters communities and the natural environment, and we encourage science-based solutions that help hydropower and salmon coexist and thrive.