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Editorials 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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Editorials Stebbings Named Northwest River Partners Interim Executive Director
Northwest River Partners has named Heather Stebbings its interim executive director until a permanent replacement for the departing Kurt Miller is found. Read the full article: Stebbings Named Northwest River Partners Interim Executive Director
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Editorials 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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Editorials 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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Editorials IBEW Electrical Union Backs Keeping Snake River Dams
At IBEW Local 77, we take pride in being the vibrant hub of skilled electrical workers, consistently driving progress and innovation in our field. Read the full article: IBEW Electrical Union Backs Keeping Snake River…
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Editorials Ag Stakeholders: Does Biden Salmon Announcement End Dam Breaching Worries?
Agricultural stakeholders predict federal mediation in a lawsuit over the four lower Snake River dams isn’t likely to lead to a call for breaching them. Read the full article: Ag Stakeholders: Does Biden Salmon Announcement…
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Editorials Major Announcement Means Bright Future for Salmon and Clean Energy
A salmon homecoming long in the making, and proof that tribes and not-for-profit utilities can work together collaboratively. That message was at the heart of the announcement between the U.S. Government, the Confederated Tribes of…
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Editorials 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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Editorials White House Launches Salmon Recovery Effort — Without Promising Dam Removal
President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to use their power to help imperiled salmon and steelhead trout in the Columbia River and its tributaries, but he stopped far short of tribes’ and environmentalists’…
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Editorials ‘This Is Historic’: Biden Orders Whole-of-Government Effort To Restore Salmon in Columbia, Snake Rivers
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a landmark memorandum ordering federal agencies to do their part to restore salmon runs in the Columbia and Snake rivers and honor the U.S. government’s treaty obligations to Northwest…
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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.