By Nancy Hirsh and Liz Hamilton, Washington State Standard
April 8, 2026
The Bonneville Power Administration, the federal agency that sells Columbia Basin hydropower, is required by law to make decisions that are economically beneficial for its customers. It also must protect and mitigate harm to our environment, including imperiled salmon and steelhead.
BPA is failing at both, and using salmon protection as a distraction for its bad decisions and rising energy costs.
Last week,…
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