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Northwest Newspaper Hydro Power Articles

May 2009

05/22/09 -- BPA rides the wind
05/20/09 -- Judge has reservations on dam plan
05/10/09 -- Hydropower doesn't count as green energy, but some say it should
05/10/09 -- Is dam a dirty word?
05/06/09 -- Spokane Falls will flow full time
05/05/09 -- Hydro plant would restore steelhead spawning areas
05/03/09 -- All we do to save salmon could mean nothing

April 2009

04/21/09 -- Feds give OK to start Chester hydroproject
04/21/09 -- Classifying hydropower becomes hot topic
04/17/09 -- Stimulus funds will pay to study dams
04/10/09 -- Dam pact aims to alleviate damage
04/10/09 -- BPA grabs stimlus dollars to join wind revolution
04/03/09 -- Power production increases with generator upgrades

March 2009

03/29/09 -- Revisions to river treaty floated
03/25/09 -- Grand Coulee contract awarded
03/22/09 -- Power for the people
03/12/09 -- Corps to trap and transport fish over Cougar Dam
03/07/09 -- Judge makes one more plea for compromise on salmon, dams
03/05/09 -- High-desert hydro
03/04/09 -- Decade-plus of work planned at dam

February 2009

02/21/09 -- Removing Dams
02/21/09 -- What goes into Powerdale Dam decommission?
02/05/09 -- Pipeline to serve hatchery
02/04/09 -- Tiny county says Seattle holds back dam's riches

January 2009

01/28/09 -- Newsprint company, others approve Box Canyon settlement
01/28/09 -- Turbine blades under construction
01/23/09 -- P&Z considers plans for hydroelectric project
01/21/09 -- Road reopens after dam repair
01/19/09 -- Wanapum to get $150M upgrade
01/16/09 -- Corps of Engineers marks completion of Foster Gate 1 repairs
01/15/09 -- Dam removal could aid coho salmon
01/15/09 -- Tacoma Power settles dispute with Skokomish Tribe
01/13/09 -- Tacoma pays to end feud with tribe
01/12/09 -- PUD wishlist: $1 billion
01/04/09 -- Back on the grid
01/01/09 -- Nine new hydro plants planned for the McKenzie

December 2008

12/25/08 -- FERC to hold scoping meetings on license of Enloe Dam
12/17/08 -- Avista to pay tribe for land use
12/15/08 -- Input sought on Wickiup project
12/11/08 -- Interests jockey for input on new river pact
12/03/08 -- Appeals delay dam relicense process

November 2008

11/30/08 -- Avsta to put wind farm on hold
11/30/08 -- A big wall for small fish
11/27/08 -- Salmon advocates ask for more water over dams
11/21/08 -- Aquifer, power interests to face off
11/16/08 -- Hurdles remain for dams
11/13/08 -- Dam Removal
11/12/08 -- Ponderay Newsprint drops suit
11/07/08 -- Dorena Dam to begin producing hydropower
11/03/08 -- Going with the Flow