Politics

Proposed US Government Commitments undermines clean energy and climate goals, negatively impacts the region’s economy and food production, raises electricity rates on struggling families, fails to address climate-friendly transportation and threatens grid reliability Earlier today, the US Government’s “Commitments in Support of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative and in Partnership with the Six Sovereigns” (“USG …

Secret agreement between US government and anti-hydro plaintiff groups represents “Greatest Threat” for the region Read More »

Study: Dam breaching would cause economic and environmental harm, exacerbating challenges facing underserved communities Lower-income, agricultural communities will be hurt more by job loss, tax revenue loss, air quality, transportation impacts, and more Breaching the Lower Snake River Dams would impact some of the Northwest’s most vulnerable people, causing job loss, impacts to public services, …

Study: Dam breaching would cause economic and environmental harm, exacerbating challenges facing underserved communities Read More »