PPC Joins Feds in Urging 9th Circuit to Pause Northwest Dam Spill
Spill Risk Harming Electricity Supply When Region Needs it Most, PPC Says
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Apr 17, 2026
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The Public Power Council told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that a lower court’s order requiring increased spill at dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers would exacerbate the risk of power shortages because the Pacific Northwest faces a hotter-than-usual summer.
