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Draft Federal Plan Recommends Keeping Lower Snake River Dams in Place
The Snake River dams in Washington would stay in place under the federal government’s preferred plan for the Columbia River System. On Friday federal agencies released a draft plan. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016…
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Editorials Snake River Dam Breaching Rejected in Key Federal Report
The study said breaching the dams would be best for salmon, but would bring enormous costs and increased greenhouse gas emissions. Learn about Salmon Recovery vsit our Hydropower Essentials page. Read the full article: Snake…
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Editorials Feds Reject Removal of 4 Snake River Dams in Key Report
A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save threatened and endangered salmon. Read the full article: Feds…
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Editorials For First Time in 20 Years, Feds Take Deep Look at Hydroelectric Dam Removal on Lower Snake River
The futures of hydropower, salmon, and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are at stake in the first assessment in 20 years of the environmental effects of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Read the…
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Editorials Oregon Governor Calls for Tearing Out Snake River Dams. Washington Reps Are Outraged
Oregon’s Democrat Gov. Kate Brown said removing the 4 lower Snake River dams in Washington state is the most certain way to boost salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia Basin. Read the full article: Oregon…
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Editorials Dammed if You Do…
A significant step in the long debate over how best to save and recover Snake River salmon and steelhead populations will begin to play out in the near future. Read the full article: Dammed if…
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Editorials We Can Improve Conditions for Salmon & Orcas Without Destroying Snake River Dams
In the past year, I’ve met amazing people — members of Northwest Native American tribes, electric utility leaders, and leaders of fish and wildlife conservation groups. Read the full article: We Can Improve Conditions for…
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Editorials Response to Letter From Governor Brown on the Lower Snake River Dams
By Kurt Miller, Executive Director, Northwest RiverPartners Northwest RiverPartners (NWRP) and its members advocate for a clean energy future that embraces the preservation of fish & wildlife and doesn’t leave vulnerable communities behind. Our organization…
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Editorials New Analysis Says Dam Removal Means $860M Energy Replacement Costs
Replacing the energy created by 4 Lower Snake River dams would cost $860 million annually, likely increasing utility bills in Cowlitz County, according to a regional energy and business. Read the full article: New Analysis…
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Editorials New Industry Analysis: Cost of Replacing Energy Provided by Lower Snake River Dams 80% Greater Than Currently Considered Estimates
EnergyGPS Analysis Estimates Replacement Cost of Energy at $860 Million Per Year Vancouver, WA, January 28, 2020 – Northwest RiverPartners, a not-for-profit, member-driven organization that advocates for carbon-free hydropower, today shared the results of a…
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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.