“High Voltage, High Risk” Webinar Recording, Resources

“What You Need to Know (and Do) About the Underwater Power Line in the Columbia”

Learn about the potential impacts and unanswered questions surrounding the proposed Underwater Power Line in the Columbia River (aka Cascade Renewable Transmission)

By Teryn Yazdani, Staff Attorney

Thank you for your interest in Columbia Riverkeeper’s webinar “High Voltage, High Risk: What You Need to Know (and Do) About the Underwater Power Line in the Columbia” featuring Elaine Harvey (CRITFC Manager, Yakama Nation Tribal Member, and Columbia Riverkeeper Board Member), Steve McCoy (Friends of the Columbia Gorge), and me (Teryn Yazdani, Columbia Riverkeeper). A special thanks to our partners for joining the webinar and sharing their insights!

Together, we learned about the potential impacts and unanswered questions surrounding the proposed Underwater Power Line in the Columbia River (aka Cascade Renewable Transmission).

If you missed the webinar, you can check out the recording here:

Here is how to stay engaged and receive updates:

SHARE: Know someone else who would be interested in this? Share this blog with your friends.
SUPPORT: Columbia Riverkeeper unites communities and works in solidarity with Tribes to protect and restore the lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest. If you are able, please donate today to Columbia Riverkeeper to support this important work. It is a great way to have your voice heard.

During the webinar, panelists mentioned a number of resources, including:

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s Energy Vision.
The Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council’s website for Cascade Renewable Transmission, which states: “We are accepting general comments for this facility. If you would like to submit a comment, please email, comments@efsec.wa.gov.”
Columbia Riverkeeper’s website on the proposed underwater power line, which contains additional resources about the proposed development.

Thanks for learning with us, and we hope to share more soon.