Army Corps to look at $1.5B underwater Columbia River power line project, asks for public comment

By: Henry Brannan

Outlets: The Columbian

Published: January 19, 2026

Words: 705

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week it will hold two online public meetings later this month to get feedback on a $1.5 billion project to run a 100-mile-long high-voltage powerline under the Columbia River.

The announcement closely followed a notice from the federal agency earlier this month that it will do its most thorough type of environmental assessment into the project, which would connect power generation infrastructure east of the Cascade …

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