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Central Washington Ignored in Snake River Dams Reports
This week marked the conclusion of the public comment period for Governor Inslee and Senator Murray’s recently released draft Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report. Read the full article: Central Washington Ignored in Snake…
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Editorials Report: Breaching Snake Dams a $75 Billion Dollar “Gamble”
According to a pair of reports released Tuesday, July 12th by the Biden Administration, breaching the Lower Snake River dams could potentially cause rate hikes of up to 65% for regional customers. Read the full…
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Editorials A Clean Power Grid & Its Jobs Depend on Hydropower
As members of the Blue-Green Alliance, The Washington State Building and Construction Trades are leading our… Read the full article: A Clean Power Grid & Its Jobs Depend on Hydropower
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Editorials The Future of the Lower Snake River Dams: Draft Report Makes a Poor Case, Economically, for Breaching
A draft of the “Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report,” requested by Washington’s U.S. Sen. Patty … Read the full article: The Future of the Lower Snake River Dams: Draft Report Makes a Poor…
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Editorials Dam Breaching Is Bad for Idaho
The latest push comes from Washington state, where Governor Jay Inslee (D) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D) are calling to remove 4 dams on the Snake River… Read the full article: Dam Breaching Is…
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Editorials WA’s Deadline for No More Fossil Fuel Impossible if Snake River Dams Breached, Study Says
The 4 lower Snake River dams are essential to meeting the Northwest’s climate goals to decarbonize the electric grid by 2045, according to a new analysis commissioned by Northwest River Partners. Read the full article:…
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Editorials To Protect the Grid & Meet Climate Goals, We Need the Lower Snake River Dams
The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could lead to power outages this summer across the Midwest, Texas, and California, and another active wildfire…
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Editorials To Protect the Grid & Meet Climate Goals, We Need the Lower Snake River Dams
The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could lead to power outages this summer across the Midwest, Texas, and California, and another active wildfire…
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Editorials New Report: Value of Lower Snake River Dams Effectively Irreplaceable in Meeting Region’s Decarbonization Goals
Breaching the dams would cost $15 billion just to replace energy value, increase greenhouse gas emissions, and make decarbonizing the grid by 2045 almost impossible Vancouver, Washington — June 29, 2022 — Northwest RiverPartners today…
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Editorials Dam Politics: Why Public Power Utilities Are Pouring Cash Into the Campaign To Support Lower Snake River Dams
Northwest power utilities have poured more than $2 million into a public relations campaign to convince the region’s residents that breaching four hydropower dams on the Lower Snake River. Read the full article: Dam Politics:…
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Editorials Biden Administration’s BPA Study Confirms: Breaching Dams Would Cost Billions, Slow Fight Against Climate Change
BPA Study: Dam Removal Gambles $75 Billion on Emerging Technologies NOAA “Review Draft” Concedes: Dam Removal Doesn’t Guarantee More Salmon Vancouver, Washington — July 12, 2022 — The Biden Administration released two documents today regarding…
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Editorials Dam Breaching Would Hurt Idaho’s Farmers
Agriculture is the backbone of Idaho. The agricultural industry is one of the largest contributors to the state’s economy, and our farmers’ crops feed people all over the world. A big reason why this is…
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Editorials Newhouse Files Bill To Save Snake Dams. Reaction to Latest Dam Breaching Report Swift
Republican representatives, led by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., introduced federal legislation on Thursday to protect the 4 lower Snake River dams from being breached. Read the full article: Newhouse Files Bill To Save Snake Dams.…
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Editorials Murray-Inslee Report Falls Short, Fails To Recognize Significant Climate Impacts
Vancouver, Washington — June 9, 2022—Today the consultants hired by Senator Patty Murray and Governor Jay Inslee released their draft report on breaching the 4 hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River. Northwest RiverPartners and…
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Editorials Replacing Benefits of Snake River Dams Would Cost Billions
A new report says the benefits provided by 4 giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs. Read the full article: Replacing…
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Editorials Study Warns of ‘Significant Cost’ if Lower Snake River Dams Are Removed
Seattle — Breaching the 4 lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington to help endangered salmon runs recover and replacing the benefits the dams provide could cost between $10.3 billion. Read the full article: Study…
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Editorials Snake River Dam Removal Report Pegs Fish, Tribe Benefits, Steep Costs
Replacing or mitigating the lost power production, irrigation, transportation and recreation services that the dams facilitate would cost $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, Murray-Inslee study says. Read the full article: Snake River Dam Removal Report…
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Editorials Let’s Look at the Facts
Your local electrical cooperative and your chambers of commerce aren’t used to being accused of “irresponsible… Read the full article: Let’s Look at the Facts
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Editorials Healthy Rivers and a Healthy Economy
7 years ago, when the ocean temperatures in the Pacific were in a periodic cooler cycle, NOAA Fisheries reported the most productive decade of fish runs since record-keeping began at Bonneville Dam in 1938…. Read…
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Editorials Murray-Inslee Snake River Report Says Breaching Dams Would Cost $10 Billion to $27 Billion
Breaching the four dams on the lower Snake River to prevent the extinction of native salmon, and replacing the benefits the dams provide such as hydropower and barging. Read the full article: Murray-Inslee Snake River…
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Editorials Removing Lower Snake River Dams Offers Best Chance for Salmon Recovery — at Steep Price, Report Says
If 4 Lower Snake River dams were breached to support salmon recovery, the energy, irrigation, recreation, and other benefits they provide to the Pacific Northwest could be replaced for $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, according…
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Editorials Snake River Dam Removal Report Pegs Fish, Tribe Benefits, Steep Costs
Replacing or mitigating the lost power production, irrigation, transportation and recreation services that the dams facilitate would cost $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, the Murray-Inslee study says. Read the full article: Snake River Dam Removal…
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Editorials Report: Cost To Replace Dams Between $10.3B and $27.2B
A draft report commissioned by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray says replacing services of the four lower Snake River dams will cost between $10.3 billion and $27.2 billion over the next 50…
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Editorials A Factory Wants To Reopen Making ‘Green’ Aluminum. Now It Just Needs Clean Energy.
The struggle to re-open the Alcoa Intalco aluminum smelter shows the difficulties of creating green manufacturing jobs at home. Read the full article: A Factory Wants To Reopen Making ‘Green’ Aluminum. Now It Just Needs…
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Editorials Efforts To Breach Dams, Limit Natural Gas Will Hurt Energy Consumers
As anyone who has recently bought gasoline knows, prices at the pump have hit record highs. The spike has been a major driver in the historic inflation American consumers are being forced to endure. Thanks…
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Editorials Breaching Snake Dams Would More Than Double NW Region’s Risk of Power Shortages
Last fall, Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee announced they would lead a regional process to consider “all options” to restore declining salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River. Read the full article:…
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Editorials Public Power/Farmers Roll Out Campaign To Protect Clean Energy, Fight Climate Change
Television ads up this week advocate for “Safe. Clean. Affordable.” hydropower to help meet the region’s GHG responsibilities and protect farmland Portland, OR — May 3, 2022—This week Northwest RiverPartners, representing not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities…
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Editorials Aluminum Fight Proves Hydropower Is Green in Multiple Ways
Snake River dam opponents claim that hydropower dams are no longer economic, and they can be easily replaced by wind or solar power plus batteries with little or no cost impact to customers… Read the…
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Editorials 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…
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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…
Contact: Aaron Toso, (253) 495-1296, Aaron Toso email
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.