By Associated Press Yakima Herald Republic BRIDGEPORT, Wash. — A new fish hatchery that will release nearly 3 million salmon to the wild each year is set to be dedicated today in rural north-central Washington, marking the opening…
By Staff Tri-City Herald The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to boost development of small hydropower projects. The bill would authorize hydropower development on man-made Bureau of Reclamation canals and stream-line regulatory processes. It has…
By Robert Hotakinen Yakima Herald WASHINGTON — When President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Columbia River Treaty with Canada as one of his last official acts in January of 1961, global warming did not rank as a public concern….
By Annette Cary Tri-City Herald WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation that could boost the development of small hydropower projects was introduced Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, announced Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. It would remove licensing barriers for small hydropower…
By Eric Florip and Aaron Corvin The Columbian Anyone involved in the winter tourism industry knows what uncertainty feels like. Snow is currency, and climate change could deliver a damaging blow to businesses that depend on wintry weather,…
By Cassandra Profita Oregon Public Broadcasting The city of Portland is looking at a new system that will generate hydropower without environmental impacts to fish and stream flows. Portland-based Lucid Energy Inc. designs turbines that generate electricity from…
By Michelle DuplerTri-City Herald Rep. Larry Haler is hoping to lower energy prices in Washington by amending the state constitution. Haler, R-Richland, has filed a piece of legislation called House Joint Resolution 4200 that would change the state…
By Staff Hydro World Conservation efforts in the Pacific Northwest are paying off as record numbers of sockeye salmon are returning to the Columbia River. So far this year, nearly 300,000 Okanagan sockeye salmon have swum up the…
By Christine Pratt Wenatchee World WENATCHEE — The Chelan County PUD last month received an extra assurance that it won’t have to buy wind or solar power only to comply with new state targets for renewable energy, or…
By Allen Thomas The Columbian RUFUS, Ore. — Rick Farris cast the 3-ounce cannonball sinker and pearl Gitzit tube off the John Day Dam powerhouse into the roiling waters of the Columbia River. He bounced the offering almost…
