1998 News Releases

Dec. 1 - BPA Administrator sees energy benefits for Northwest Tribes (PR 75 98)

Nov. 18 - Biologists report salmon return to Hanford Reach (PR 74 98)

Nov. 6 - Government-owned backhoe stolen from BPA substation (PR 73 98)

Nov. 6 - BPA's northern pikeminnow program saves salmon (PR 72 98)

Nov. 6 - Salmon will spawn below Bonneville Dam (PR 71 98)

Nov. 4 - BPA announces senior leadership team (PR 70 98)

Oct. 23 - Duncan will head Bonneville Environmental Foundation (PR 69 98)

Oct. 9 - BPA sends $852 million to U.S. Treasury (PR 68 98)

Oct. 5 - Media Advisory: Governing the Columbia River (PR 67 98)

Oct. 1 - BPA selects chief operating officer (PR 66 98)

Sept. 29 - Radio feed records Northwest leaders at regional conference (PR 65 98)

Sept. 24 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Meeting will address strategy for spreading power benefits from the Columbia River (PR 64 98)

Sept. 22 - Tribe closes sale on 8,400 acre Rainwater Ranch

Sept. 21 - Media Advisory: Eugene Control House gets facelift (PR 63 98)

Sept. 18 - Vice President Gore Announces New Priniciples to Maintain Low-Cost Power and Salmon Restoration in the Pacific Northwest

Sept. 18 - Spreading federal power benefits (PR 62 98)

Sept. 16 - BPA Radio Feed Energized (PR 61 98)

Sept. 11 - More power blows into Northwest (PR 60 98)

Sept. 3 - BPA and PGE reach agreement; residential rates go down (PR 58 98)

Augsut 28 - Northwest tribes gear up for energy deregulation (PR 57 98)

August 25 - Vandals shoot out power line insulators (PR 56 98)

August 24 - Tribes to take on energy deregulation (PR 55 98)

August 20 - Joseph O’Rourke named CIO at BPA (PR 54 98)

August 19 - The two transformers that failed at BPA's Hot Springs Substation were not laced with PCBs (PR 53 98)

August 18 - Low-cost power goes to homes and farms (PR 52 98)

August 17 - BPA seeks information about vandals who brought down transmission line (PR 51 98)

August 13 - Lorri Bodi to assume executive position at BPA (PR 50 98)

August 5 - Line crew gets into high wire act (PR 49 98)

August 5 - Corps, BPA Team Up to Improve Federal Power System (PR 48 98)

August 3 - Vandals bring down power line - BPA offers up to $1,000 for information (PR 47 98)

July 28 - Tenaska ruling substantially cuts BPA losses (PR 46 98)

June 24 - Unique partnership will support fish and wildlife, new renewable energy resources

June 23 - MEDIA ALERT: U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield to launch new environmental foundation

June 19 - Public interest provides another opportunity to comment on transmission line (PR 45 98)

June 10 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA seeks comments on cost of power (PR 44 98)

June 9 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA seeks input on future cost of power (PR 43 98)

June 8 - Vandals jeopardize electrical service (PR 42 98)

June 5 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Johansen takes BPA oath of office Monday (PR 41 98)

June 4 - Johansen to take reins at Bonneville Power Administration (PR 40 98)

June 4 - BPA's "Issues '98": Plotting a Course for the Columbia River (PR 39 98)

May 27 - BPA invites more public comment on transmission line (PR 37 98)

May 21 - BPA funding helps weatherize more homes (PR 38 98)

May 20 - MEDIA ALERT: Good news for Northwest ratepayers (PR 36 98)

May 19 - Utilities sign up for region's federal power (PR 35 98)

May 14 - Power line vandals spark outages (PR 34 98)

May 14 - BPA adopts spreading risk policy for endangered fish (PR 33 98)

May 12 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA donates computers to local school districts

May 6 - Public asks BPA to study alternative transmission route (PR 27 98)

May 2 - Secretary Peña Announces Intent to Appoint Judi Johansen To Lead Bonneville Power Administration (DOE press release)

May 1 - Northern Pikeminnow (Squawfish) season opens on Columbia and Snake rivers (PR 26 98)

April 30 - Vandals damage local power line (PR 32 98)

April 28 - Spring fish flush under way (PR 25 98)

April 23 - Signed power deals add to post-2001 revenues (PR 24 98)

April 22 - Vandals cause damage to local power line (PR 31 98)

April 22 - PGE-BPA reach agreement to reduce customers' electricity bills (PR 23 98)

April 21 - BPA helps community create park-to-be improve walking trail on Earth Day (PR 22 98)

April 13 - Power line vandals strike Marion line (PR 29 98)

April 13 - Power line vandals strike Sandy area (PR 30 98)

April 9 - BPA seeks public input on southwestern Oregon project (PR 21 98)

March 30 - BPA donates 10 computers to local high school (PR 20 98)

March 27 - BPA computer program wins national energy efficiency award (PR 19 98)

March 26 - BPA power products right on target (PR 18 98)

March 19 - Bonneville Power Administration will sell surplus Northwest power on California Power Exchange (PR 17 98)

March 18 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA donates computers to St. Mary’s Home for Boys (PR 16 98)

March 11 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA replaces computers lost in burglary (PR 15 98)

March 9 - Strong public support for conservation, renewable energy reflected in cost-control recommendations for the Bonneville Power Administration (PR 14 98)

March 9 - Lakeridge victorious in BPA High School Science Bowl (PR 13 98)

March 3 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA donates 10 computers to local high school (PR 12 98)

March 3 - Two chosen to serve transmission customers (PR 11 98)

Feb. 27 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Local students to compete in BPA High School Science Bowl (PR 10 98)

Feb. 26 - More Northwest utilities sign with BPA (PR 09 98)

Feb. 24 - BPA employee receives industry award (PR 08 98)

Feb. 9 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Tri-City public hearing scheduled on BPA cost-cutting recommendations (PR 07 98)

Feb. 9 - Oregon students had winning formula in BPA Science Bowl (PR 06 98)

Feb. 3 - MEDIA ADVISORY: BPA Middle School Science Bowl asks tough questions (PR 05 98)

Jan. 27 - BPA, Corps applauded for cutting red tape (PR 04 98)

Jan. 22 - MEDIA ADVISORY: House and Senate representatives applaud BPA, Corps funding agreement (PR 03 98)

Jan. 20 - Experts recommend $159 million in cuts at Bonneville Power Administration (PR 02 98)

Jan. 16 - BPA power proving attractive to buyers (PR 01 98)