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Historic Funding Puts Water Power Front & Center
New law delivers a historic $220M for DOE’s Water Power Program, boosting innovation in hydropower and marine energy.
Press Releases House Energy and Commerce Committee Unanimously Advances ‘Build More Hydro’ Bill
Washington, DC – Malcolm Woolf, the President and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, released the following statement after…
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Water Power Secures Key Funding in FY2026 Minibus
Washington, D.C. -- This week, the U.S. Senate passed three bicameral, bipartisan fiscal year appropriations bills: the Commerce, Justice,…
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The Fight for Licensing Transparency Heads to the Senate
After unanimously passing the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate is now working to enact a bipartisan bill that ensures…
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Secretary of Energy Wright Touts Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest
Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Ice Harbor Dam in Washington State, where he touted hydro's importance to the region…
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How Wisconsin Turns History into Renewable Energy
Hydro's history is rooted in Wisconsin, and as the state weighs energy and infrastructure decisions, student interest and innovation…
In The News The Balance of FLOW: Beavers, Dams, and Hydro
Discovered by satellite in 2007, the world’s largest beaver dam in rural Canada spans nearly half a mile and…
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NHA Statement on House Passage of the SPEED Act
Washington, D.C. -- Malcolm Woolf, President and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, released the following statement after the…
- Press Releases
NHA Applauds House Natural Resources’ Advancement of ESA Reform Bill
Washington, D.C. -- Malcolm Woolf, the President and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, released the following statement after…
- Press Releases
NHA Applauds House Passage of the PERMIT Act
Washington, D.C. – Malcolm Woolf, the President and CEO of the National Hydropower Association, released the following statement after…
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Why Electricity Affordability Is a Defining Opportunity for Hydropower
This November, voters expressed their anger at rising energy costs. Learn more about their concerns and how your organization can…
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Rethinking the Data on Salmon and Hydropower
In a recent op-ed, Clark Mather, Northwest River Partners, argued that as the science around salmon recovery improves, we…
- Workforce Development
Stronger Together: Hydropower Foundation and NHA Align to Strengthen Workforce Development Efforts
On the alignment, NHA and HF's Malcolm Woolf says, "This effort will only succeed through collaboration with partners across…
- Hydropower in the News
Seattle Times Op-Ed: Collaboration, Not Litigation, Is Key to Balancing Clean Energy and Salmon Recovery
In the Seattle Times, two former Members of Congress from the region are urging hydropower and environmental stakeholders to…
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Stronger Together: Hydropower Foundation and NHA Align to Strengthen Workforce Development Efforts
Washington, D.C. -- The National Hydropower Foundation (NHA) has entered into a strategic alignment with the Hydropower Foundation, the…
- Workforce Development
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