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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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Editorials Important Voice Missing From Vancouver Stakeholder Forum
Last year, a $750,000 Washington state study examined what life in the Northwest would look like without the 4 lower Snake River dams. Would their destruction save salmon or cause region-wide blackouts and economic hardships?…
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Editorials Report Weighs Future of River Dams
The Lower Monumental Dam is 1 of 4 structures in the Snake River that climate activists believe should be breached to allow for the restoration of river functions and the ultimate survival of salmon. Read…
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Editorials Breaching Dams Could Have Negative Impacts on Vulnerable Communities
Pendleton — A $750,000 report, which looked at the possible effects of breaching the 4 lower Snake River dams summarized the issues around protecting endangered species while maintaining renewable energy supplies, riverine transportation, and irrigation.…
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Editorials Kurt Miller: The Ghost of Energy Crisis Past – & Our Future
During the winter of 2000-2001, the Western Energy Crisis was in full swing. Hourly prices in the wholesale energy market used by power utilities were trading well over $1,000 per megawatt-hour, compa. Read the full…
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Editorials Study Unveils Views on Snake River Dams
The report that grew out of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s Orca Task Force does not make a recommendation about whether the dams should stay in place or be removed to help restore Snake River salmon…
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Editorials In Response to Governor Inslee’s Lower Snake River Dams Draft Report
Draft Report Shows Complexities, Dangers of Dam Breaching Vancouver, WA, December 20, 2019 – The draft report on the Lower Snake River Dams Stakeholder Process has been released, revealing complex issues and highly diverse opinions…
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Editorials Opinion: Hydropower Is Key to an Equitable Clean-Energy Future
The year 2020 is nearly upon us, and as we enter the new decade, massive decisions about our clean energy future lie just ahead. Next February, the long-awaited Draft Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact…
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Editorials Survey on Snake River Dams Is Online. Help Protect the Region’s Economy & Fill It Out
We know December’s to-do list is already long, but we’ve got an important task that must be added to your check-off list: Please fill out the state survey on the Snake River dams. Read the…
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Editorials Northwest River Partners Issues Warning on Impact of Dam Removal
Northwest RiverPartners, a not-for-profit, member-driven organization that advocates for carbon-free hydropower, issued a warning about the dire impact that dam removal and the associated. Read the full article: Northwest River Partners Issues Warning on Impact…
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Editorials Energy Debate Overlooks Profound Threat to Vulnerable Northwest Communities
Loss of Carbon-free Hydropower Would Create a 2-Class Social Equity System Vancouver, WA, November 25, 2019 – Northwest RiverPartners, a not-for-profit, member-driven organization that advocates for carbon-free hydropower, today issued a warning about the dire…
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Editorials Northwest River Partners Steps Up Opposition To Dam Breaching
Northwest RiverPartners is ratcheting its opposition to dam breaching as three federal agencies prepare to release a long-term review of 14 dams in the Columbia River basin. Read the full article: Northwest River Partners Steps…
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Editorials Salmon: A Debate Over Dams & the Cause of a Great Fish’s Decline
Right before our eyes, wild salmon populations along the Pacific Coast of North America are crashing. It’s no different in many ways from the stunning historic human-caused decimation of plains bison. Read the full article:…
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Editorials Ports, PUD: Lower Columbia River Dam Removal ‘Wrong, Very Extreme’ Path
For years, Indian tribes and many conservationists have demanded the breaching of 4 lower Snake River dams. But they’ve recently upped the ante in a big way. Read the full article: Ports, PUD: Lower Columbia…
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Editorials Letter to the Editor: Plight of the Orcas
Several studies conducted over the past 2 decades have shown that orcas have a much harder time tracking their prey in the presence of noisy boat traffic. As a result, they spend much less time…
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Editorials Yakama, Lummi Tribal Leaders Call for Removal of 3 Lower Columbia River Dams
The Yakama and Lummi nations called Monday for taking down the Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River to restore salmon runs once the mightiest in the world. Read the…
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Editorials Get Rid of Dams To Save Salmon? Not So Fast
Make no mistake, wild Chinook are in trouble. They’re not alone either. As a whole, salmon and steelhead are struggling, and historically speaking, they have been for a long time. Read the full article: Get…
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Editorials My View: Fight Climate Crisis With Range of Renewables
As the name has evolved over time, so has our understanding of how serious the problem has become. What was once just a theory is now. Read the full article: My View: Fight Climate Crisis…
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Editorials Guest Column: In Response to the Salmon Crisis
There is a genuinely compelling case to be made for calling our salmon and steelhead situation a crisis, and Yancy Lind’s well-written opinion piece, “The grim outlook for Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead,” tackles that…
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Editorials Return of Deadly Marine Heat Wave Underscores Critical Role of Carbon Free Hydropower Energy
Rising Ocean Temperatures Are Dangerous Indicators for Marine Ecosystems and Adult Salmon Returns Vancouver, WA, September 18, 2019 – Scientists have identified a new marine heatwave in the Pacific Ocean that could indicate the return…
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Editorials Report Touting Benefits of Snake River Dam Removal Stirs Controversy
A new report from a Portland-based economics firm, which says removing dams on the Snake River in Eastern Washington would have broad financial benefits, is getting pushback from local politicians in the Tri-Cities area. BPA…
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Editorials Latest Anti-Dam Study Is ‘Unscientific & Inaccurate.’ It Belongs in the Trash
The latest anti-dam study to come out of the west side of the state is so flawed it should not be taken seriously. Trouble is, it likely will be by those who love its message.…
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.