Heavily contested pumped hydro-storage project gets federal go-ahead

A pumped hydro-energy storage facility proposed outside of Goldendale in south-central Washington has taken a major step forward, even though, if constructed, it will damage or destroy cultural grounds necessary for to the cultural continuation of the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation, also known as the “River People.” The site, called Pushpum, or “Mother of […] The post Heavily contested pumped hydro-storage project gets federal go-ahead appeared first on High Country News.