{"id":2479,"date":"2020-09-27T14:54:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T20:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/epi\/?p=2479"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:43:55","slug":"power-talk-hydropower-in-the-nw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/epi\/2020\/09\/27\/power-talk-hydropower-in-the-nw\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydropower in the NW panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4062\" height=\"2708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/epi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/151\/2020\/08\/AdobeStock_177930647.jpeg\" alt=\"A dam with water spilling through the middle section. \" class=\"wp-image-2391\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hydropower-in-the-northwest\">Hydropower in the Northwest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decisions on Energy Resilience &amp; Salmon \u2013 Fred Huette, Ted Sorenson, Tom Ptak, Chase Christen, Brianna Pitcock, Thomas Lazarte \u2013 October 16, 11:30am MT. 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