Environment

Bonneville/Energy Trust study delves into hydropower’s long reach

By Andy Giegerich Sustainable Business Oregon Two energy advocates have released a case study that examines how hydropower can occur away from the natural river system. The Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Energy Trust of Oregon issued the study,…

Warm Springs tribes, ODFW try to resurrect Hood River’s spring chinook run

By Scott Learn The Oregonian PARKDALE — As salmon streams go, Hood River faces some unique challenges: glacial gullywashers from Mount Hood, heavy irrigation withdrawals for Oregon’s top fruit orchards and a once hardy population of spring chinook…

Ruling: Okanogan PUD must look at aesthetic value of Similkameen Falls

By K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World OROVILLE — Aesthetics of Similkameen Falls must be considered if the Okanogan County PUD rebuilds the Enloe Dam to generate power, the Pollution Control Hearings Board ruled last week. The board affirmed the state…