Hydro Interests Fight to Keep Dams Operating in Pacific Northwest

July 14, 2022--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Drought isn't the only challenge confronting hydropower interests in the West. Well-funded environmental organizations like the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (New York, New York), Earthjustice (San Francisco, California) and the Sierra Club (Oakland, California) want to dismantle four dams on the Lower Snake River. Some groups see this as a first step to making the Pacific Northwest hydro-free.



"There is a lot of money behind the anti-hydro forces, and it's not just about the Lower Snake River dams," Kurt Miller, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners (Vancouver, Washington), told about 1,700 attendees from 34 countries at the opening keynote session for the HYDROVISION International 2022 conference on Tuesday. Miller said his organization is seeking to save hydropower in the Pacific Northwest.