Year: 2016
Spokane Tribe will study salmon habitat above Grand Coulee Dam
By Becky Kramer Spokesman Review The Spokane Tribe of Indians has received $200,000 to study whether salmon would thrive above Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council approved the funding last week for…
Salmon habitat preparation delayed for Yale Reservoir
By Al Thomas The Columbian PacifiCorp’s federal license to operate Merwin, Yale and Swift hydroelectric dams on the North Fork of the Lewis River calls for the utility to have a downstream fish passage facility at Yale Dam…
Hydropower STEM Career Academy in June at Rocky Reach Dam
Students who will be entering grades 9 through 12 are invited to register for a week of fun and learning June 20 to 24 at the FWEE Hydropower and STEM Career Academy at Rocky Reach Dam. The academy,…
States, federal agencies will seek removal of Klamath dams
By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Seattle Times Oregon, California, the federal government and others have agreed to go forward with a plan to remove four hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest without approval from a reluctant Congress,…
Web Resources Connect Students to Energy Career Paths
With “boomers” retiring at a very fast pace, quality wage employment jobs in new and traditional sectors of the energy world are booming. The diversity of opportunity is extraordinary: linemen, natural resource managers, engineers, customer service representatives, plant…
Study: Farms, hydropower at risk in West’s changing climate
By Dan Elliott, Associated Press Seattle Times Climate change could upset the complex interplay of rain, snow and temperature in the West, hurting food production, the environment and electrical generation at dams, the federal government warned Tuesday. Read…
Washington tidal power license surrendered
By Todd Griset JDSUPRA Business Advisor U.S. hydropower regulators have accepted a Washington public utility district’s application to surrender its license for an unconstructed tidal power project. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington was the…