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November 14, 2022
Spokesman Review: Helen Neville: The need to breach the Lower Snake River dams: A look at 2022 fish returns
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Nov. 10, 2022By Helen Neville After a welcome improvement in ocean conditions, Snake River salmon and steelhead run numbers are a little higher this year. The fish are fighting to survive and demonstrating their remarkable resilience. But as we’ve seen too… Read More
October 12, 2022
Seattle Times: Lessons from California on preventing power failures during heat waves
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Oct. 10, 2022By Nancy Hirsh The West is in a transformative time, balancing aggressive carbon reduction and clean energy targets while maintaining a reliable and affordable energy system. Sustaining that balance requires complex planning and sound… Read More
October 04, 2022
Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Make salmon restoration a policy and budget priority
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Oct. 3, 2022By Debra LekanoffSpecial to The Seattle Times If we want to solve the challenges that are sitting right before us, we sometimes need to act with a vision that looks much farther down the road. We need to make generational commitments. Washington… Read More
September 26, 2022
Seattle Times: Stop sacrificing Indigenous sacred sites in the name of climate change
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Sep. 25, 2022Guest Opinion By Jeremy Takala and Lauren Goldberg Why should low-carbon projects be permitted to destroy legendary Native American sacred sites? Yakama elders witnessed the construction of The Dalles Dam that flooded and silenced Celilo Falls on… Read More
August 17, 2022
Lewiston Morning Tribune Guest Opinion: Dugger ‘gas lights’ fish recovery and dam breaching
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By Richard Scully Aug 14, 2022 The July 31 commentary by Lewiston Tribune columnist Marvin F. Dugger titled, “Fish are simply an excuse to breach our dams,” is filled with the same half-truths and erroneous conclusions as his previous articles on the subject.… Read More
August 05, 2022
Puget Sound Business Journal Guest Opinion: Fate of Northwest salmon could could hinge on investments
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By Les Welsh, National Wildlife Federation Aug 3, 2022 https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2022/08/03/fate-of-northwest-salmon-depend-on-investments.html It’s time to consider the cost of keeping the lower Snake River dams. Since the late 1970s, costly… Read More
July 25, 2022
Everett Herald - Comment: Our grid can save salmon and a green energy future
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By Marc Sullivan and Angus DuncanJuly 24, 2022 Should the four Lower Snake River dams be breached to save the salmon? If we take out the dams, will electricity reliability suffer? Will the region’s economy take a disabling blow? Will rates skyrocket as Mark… Read More
July 25, 2022
Columbian editorial: In Our View: Solutions not more studies to save salmon
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July 18, 2022 Reports released last week by the Biden administration demonstrate a firm grasp of the obvious. “Business as usual will not restore salmon,” said Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “The Columbia River… Read More
July 18, 2022
Lewiston Tribune Editorial: Where once there were carrots, now there are sticks
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When Congressman Mike Simpson first proposed breaching the four lower Snake River dams to preserve imperiled salmon about 18 months ago, all he had were incentives. When he called for a “Northwest solution that ends the salmon wars and puts the Northwest and… Read More
July 13, 2022
Seattle Times Guest Opinion: The future of the Lower Snake River Dams: Do the right thing for salmon, tribes and communities
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By Delano Saluskin, Kat Brigham, Jonathan Smith and Samuel PenneyJuly 8, 2022 Native peoples in the Northwest have known since time immemorial that the wealth of this region is in our rivers and fish, and the vast ecosystems they support. Their health is the… Read More
Jun 19, 2022 - Columbian Editorial -- In Our View: Snake River dams report leaves many questions
Jun 17, 2022 - Seattle Times Editorial: A herculean, worthwhile task before breaching Lower Snake River Dams
Jun 5, 2022 - Everett Herald Guest Opinion: Don’t fall for TV ads’ climate case for Snake dams
May 19, 2022 - Everett Herald - Viewpoints: Our cultural survival is tied to salmon’s survival
Apr 14, 2022 - Spokesman Review: Ben Stuckart - Dams that drive salmon to extinction are not ‘green’
Apr 5, 2022 - The Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Speak the truth about salmon
Mar 22, 2022 - Portland Business Journal: Opinion: It's code red for Snake River salmon
Dec 2, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: We don’t have time, but we do have leadership
Nov 9, 2021 - The Columbian: Editorial - New approach is needed to save iconic salmon
Nov 2, 2021 - Everett Herald: Removing Snake River dams could aid fish, economy
Oct 12, 2021 - The Oregonian: Opinion - Clean energy, wild salmon both critical for the future of the Columbia Basin
Sep 28, 2021 - Seattle Times Op-Ed: As the Elwha rushes back to life, hope for river restoration nationwide
Sep 16, 2021 - Idaho Statesman: President Biden needs one voice to lead on Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson’s plan to save salmon
Aug 23, 2021 - Everett Herald Guest Opinion: Murray, Inslee should back removal of Snake’s dams
Aug 16, 2021 - East Oregonian: Guest Opinion - Working together, bold action can secure a thriving future for the Columbia Basin
Jul 6, 2021 - Full-page SOS Coalition ad in support of Tribal 'Salmon Orca Summit'
Jun 7, 2021 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee must keep their promise to save wild salmon
May 24, 2021 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Inslee and Murray do not have time to spare
May 11, 2021 - Oregonian: Columbia River needs a solution that sustains all our communities - By Earl Blumenauer and Mike Simpson
May 1, 2021 - Capital Press: Commentary: Simpson dam proposal smart, strategic
Mar 22, 2021 - Portland Business Journal: Viewpoint: A way to end litigation around salmon and dams
Mar 15, 2021 - Opinion: My Motivation by Congressman Mike Simpson
Mar 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest opinion: Create a future on the lower Snake River that works for everyone.
Mar 8, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Dan Newhouse, Jaime Herrera Beutler, and Russ Fulcher: The future of the Columbia-Snake River System
Mar 8, 2021 - LMT Opinion: Simpson’s plan can make all of us winners
Mar 1, 2021 - Lewiston Tribune Guest Opinion: Troy and Schoesler rushed to judgment on Simpson’s fish plan
Mar 1, 2021 - Magic Valley Op-ed: Simpson: Hartgen wants to gamble for Idaho’s future – I want certainty
Feb 22, 2021 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: The Last Salmon
Feb 7, 2021 - Idaho Statesman Editorial: At long last, a workable plan to remove Lower Snake River dams and save Idaho’s salmon
Jan 26, 2021 - Tri-City Herald: Treaty rights demand bold action to save salmon
Nov 2, 2020 - The Oregonian: Opinion: Northwest states’ action on Columbia Basin salmon offer a needed lifeline
Sep 30, 2020 - Post Register: River accords are 'fishy deal' for Idaho
Sep 28, 2020 - Tacoma New Tribune: Removing dams on Puyallup and Snake rivers is key to salmon and orca survival
Sep 24, 2020 - Crosscut: Opinion - We lose more than salmon and orcas to the Snake River dams
Sep 3, 2020 - Bend Bulletin guest opinion: Let’s heal our rivers and restore salmon
Sep 3, 2020 - Register Guard guest opinion: A failure to save the salmon
Sep 3, 2020 - East oregonian guest opinion: Collaboration with all stakeholders is the best path forward
Aug 26, 2020 - The Columbian: Local View: Snake River dams too costly
Aug 18, 2020 - The Register Guard: River-dependent families need better solutions
Aug 13, 2020 - Lewiston Morning Tribune Editorial: Another Major Dam Study Comes and Goes
Aug 12, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: Letter to the Editor - Seek leadership elsewhere
Jul 31, 2020 - Lewiston Tribune: July 29 Letters to the Editor: Our Readers’ Opinions
Jul 9, 2020 - Nelson Daily Guest Opinion: As Columbia River Treaty negotiators get serious, Basin residents need to speak up
Jun 10, 2020 - Clearwater Tribune: LTE - Time to Get Off the Bench
Apr 20, 2020 - Another view on dam decisions: Support salmon and Native peoples
Apr 20, 2020 - Idaho State Journal: Setting the record straight on lower Snake River dams
Apr 20, 2020 - Idaho Press: Don't let politics drive salmon, steelhead into extinction
Mar 12, 2020 - Idaho Statesman op ed: These groups are setting differences aside to work on salmon solutions
Feb 28, 2020 - East Oregonian: Letter: Sportfishers support Snake River dam removal
Feb 28, 2020 - Oregonian Opinion: Oregon’s orcas, too
Feb 27, 2020 - Idaho County Free Press: Guest Column: Rep. Simpson taking most comprehensive approach to bring salmon back
Jan 29, 2020 - Moscow Pullman Daily News Guest Opinion: Idaho’s salmon can’t survive with the lower Snake dams
Jan 5, 2020 - Capitol Press Guest Opinion: Ag and Rural Caucus seeks Snake River mitigation
Jan 5, 2020 - Daily Astorian Guest Column: Fishermen and farmers need solutions
Dec 23, 2019 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: Energy, salmon, economy: Accord on Snake River dams possible
Oct 11, 2019 - Yale 360: On the Northwest’s Snake River, the Case for Dam Removal Grows
Oct 10, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Say these local businesses, It’s the dams or us
Oct 4, 2019 - Island Weekly: OPALCO’s dam decision is concerning
Sep 10, 2019 - Chinook Observer: Editorial - Only smart, honest policies stand in the way of extinction
Sep 9, 2019 - Idaho Statesman: Governor’s salmon work group is going backward
Aug 28, 2019 - The Oregonian: We need a new vision for salmon—and the region
Aug 19, 2019 - Union Bulletin: When it comes to salmon, orcas and Snake River, breach the status quo
Aug 19, 2019 - The Oregonian: In My Opinion - Why Bonneville can’t save salmon
Aug 14, 2019 - Idaho Mountain Express: Salmon work group is going backward
Jul 11, 2019 - Crosscut: Flush with cash, WA should invest in orcas now
Jun 27, 2019 - Washington State Wire: Washington’s path to clean energy can also save orca—and salmon they need to thrive
Jun 11, 2019 - Union Bulletin: With or without dams, we are in this together
Jun 4, 2019 - Seattle Times: Can Bonneville Power Administration be saved?
May 20, 2019 - Seattle Times Guest Opinion: U.S. must follow Canada and invite tribes into Columbia River Treaty negotiation
May 14, 2019 - Crosscut: An Idaho Republican is asking the right questions about Northwest salmon
May 2, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Editorial - Simpson is merely listening to his voters
Dec 23, 2018 - Spokesman-Review Guest Opinion: Time for BPA to act on dams
Dec 23, 2018 - Idaho Statesman Guest Opinion: Anger toward conservation groups over threatened steelhead lawsuit was misdirected
Dec 23, 2018 - Yakima-Herald Saturday soapbox: To help the orcas, and improve salmon runs, remove the dams
Dec 20, 2018 - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin: Dam agreement to save fish worth a try
Nov 19, 2018 - Everett Herald Editorial: Solutions for saving our salmon and orcas
Sep 3, 2018 - TriCity Herald: Activist groups say give us our dammed Snake River back.
Sep 3, 2018 - TriCity Herald: Just in case the Snake River dams go away
Aug 28, 2018 - The Stranger: Giving up Chinook Is a Nice Idea but It Will Not Save the Orcas
Aug 28, 2018 - HCN Opinion: Orcas need more than sympathy and prayers
Jun 28, 2018 - Alison Morrow: What wildlife need from us—awareness
Jun 25, 2018 - Crosscut: Why do we keep loving our orcas — to death?
Jun 19, 2018 - Lewiston Tribune: Will Idaho's lame duck governor extend his reach?
Jun 1, 2018 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Trump's attack on salmon recovery is unconscionable
Jun 1, 2018 - Seattle Times: Gov. Inslee: Canada’s unneighborly pipeline deal threatens orcas and climate
Jun 1, 2018 - Ridenbaugh Press: Shifts of Market and Region
May 31, 2018 - Spokesman Review Guest Opinion: Good treaties make good neighbors: Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty regime
May 30, 2018 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Trump's attack on salmon recovery is unconscionable
May 24, 2018 - For the Sake of the Snake
May 16, 2018 - Idaho Mountain Express Guest Opinion: Idaho congressmen sell out our salmon