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Idaho Bar Review on the Energy Policy Act

By: Rebecca Sherman  Wednesday June 13, 2007

The June/July 2007 edition of The Advocate, the official publication of the Idaho State Bar, features an article on the hydropower provisions of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct). The point: "the EPAct... makes the [licensing] process more complex, litigious, and expensive."


Coalition seeks Northwest Coordinator

By: Rebecca Sherman  Tuesday May 22, 2007
Region: Northwest
Key Words: job

The Hydropower Reform Coalition is seeking a new Northwest Coordinator to manage its Northwest operations.


New Dam Proposed for Idaho's Bear River

By: Rebecca Sherman  Friday December 15, 2006
Region: Northwest
States: Idaho

The Twin Lakes Canal Company has formally begun its application with FERC to construct a new hydropower dam in the Oneida Narrows section of the Bear River in southeastern Idaho. The Oneida Narrows is the last free-flowing stretch of the Bear River in Idaho.


Hells Canyon DEIS Issued

By: Rebecca Sherman  Saturday July 29, 2006

On July 28, 2006, FERC published a draft environmental impact statement for the licensing of the Hells Canyon Complex. The 1000+ MW project blocks all migration for endangered Snake River salmon and steelhead. FERC does not recommend any additional passage into tributaries or the mainstem Snake River for the next 30-50 year license.


NMFS fails to require fish passage for Hells Canyon

By: John Seebach  Thursday January 26, 2006

FERC's deadline for all interested parties in the Hells Canyon dams to file their recommendations for terms and conditions in the new license was January 26, 2006. The federal National Marine Fisheries Service - the agency charged with protecting migrating endangered salmon and steelhead - submitted a simple reservation of authority. In other words, the agency did nothing and failed in its responsibility to protect these endangered species.


Box Canyon License Issued

By: John Seebach  Monday November 7, 2005
Region: Northwest
Key Words: FERC | NEPA | new license
States: Idaho | Washington

On July 11th, 2005, the Commission issued a new license for the Box Canyon Project on the Pend Oreille River in northeastern Washington and Idaho. The issuance brought a conclusion to the licensing phase of this project's extended history as a poster child for combative licensing processes. The license adopts mandatory conditions, including fish passage, submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the United States Forest Service.


Restoring Idaho's fisheries could bring over $500 million annually to state economy

By: John Seebach  Tuesday August 2, 2005
Region: Northwest
Key Words: economics | Salmon | Steelhead
States: Idaho

A study from Idaho Rivers United shows that salmon and steelhead restoration isn't only the right thing to do, it's pretty great for our pocketbook, too.


2006 Removal for Bear River Dam in Idaho

By: John Seebach  Wednesday July 20, 2005
Region: Northwest
States: Idaho

Coalition members Idaho Rivers United and American Whitewater helped make a settlement promise become a reality: dam removal on the overregulated Bear River in Idaho.


Preliminary Permits Denied on Environmental Grounds

By: John Seebach  Friday September 24, 2004
Region: Northwest
States: Idaho

The U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has ruled that federal energy regulators acted properly in citing environmental concerns and citizen opposition when rejecting preliminary permit applications for two new hydroelectric dams on the mid-Snake River near Twin Falls.


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