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Editorials Posted: June 11, 2022Dam Breaching Would Hurt Idaho’s Farmers
Agriculture is the backbone of Idaho. The agricultural industry is one of the largest contributors to the state’s economy, and our farmers’ crops feed people all over the world. A big reason why this is…
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Editorials Posted: June 10, 2022Newhouse Files Bill To Save Snake Dams. Reaction to Latest Dam Breaching Report Swift
Republican representatives, led by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., introduced federal legislation on Thursday to protect the 4 lower Snake River dams from being breached. Read the full article: Newhouse Files Bill To Save Snake Dams.…
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Editorials Posted: June 9, 2022Replacing Benefits of Snake River Dams Would Cost Billions
A new report says the benefits provided by 4 giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs. Read the full article: Replacing…
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Editorials Posted: June 9, 2022Study Warns of ‘Significant Cost’ if Lower Snake River Dams Are Removed
Seattle — Breaching the 4 lower Snake River dams in Eastern Washington to help endangered salmon runs recover and replacing the benefits the dams provide could cost between $10.3 billion. Read the full article: Study…
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Editorials Posted: June 9, 2022Snake River Dam Removal Report Pegs Fish, Tribe Benefits, Steep Costs
Replacing or mitigating the lost power production, irrigation, transportation and recreation services that the dams facilitate would cost $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, Murray-Inslee study says. Read the full article: Snake River Dam Removal Report…
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Editorials Posted: June 9, 2022Let’s Look at the Facts
Your local electrical cooperative and your chambers of commerce aren’t used to being accused of “irresponsible… Read the full article: Let’s Look at the Facts
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Editorials Posted: June 9, 2022Healthy Rivers and a Healthy Economy
7 years ago, when the ocean temperatures in the Pacific were in a periodic cooler cycle, NOAA Fisheries reported the most productive decade of fish runs since record-keeping began at Bonneville Dam in 1938…. Read…
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Editorials Posted: June 9, 2022Murray-Inslee Snake River Report Says Breaching Dams Would Cost $10 Billion to $27 Billion
Breaching the four dams on the lower Snake River to prevent the extinction of native salmon, and replacing the benefits the dams provide such as hydropower and barging. Read the full article: Murray-Inslee Snake River…