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NewsPosted: August 31, 2023Dam Removal Still on Table As Settlement Talks Over Lower Snake River Operations Continue
Dam removal remains on the table on the Lower Snake River under an agreement announced Thursday, after 2 years of settlement talks between the federal government and tribes and conservationists. Read the full article: Dam…
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NewsPosted: August 17, 2023Ag Stakeholders Say They’re Shut Out of Federal Snake River Dam Mediation
Northwest stakeholders say they’ve been shut out of the federal mediation sessions over the Snake River dams. BPA Snake Dams Fact Sheet 2016 (PDF). Read the full article: Ag Stakeholders Say They’re Shut Out of…
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NewsPosted: June 16, 2023Biden’s Fishy Plan To Breach the Snake River Dams
The Biden administration is committed to destroying four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in southeastern Washington state. Given the energy crisis in America—with two-thirds of the U.S. risking electricity outages this summer, including nearly…
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NewsPosted: December 31, 2022Idaho has the Lowest Electricity Rates in the Country, Washington State is 7th Lowest
LEWISTON – According to a recent 2021 state electricity profiles report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Idaho has the lowest average electricity cost in the nation. Read the full article: Idaho has the Lowest…
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NewsPosted: November 18, 2022
Snake River Ag Stakeholders Comment on Klamath Dam Removal
Regional stakeholders are mixed on whether federal regulators’ decision to breach 4 dams on the Klamath River has any bearing on future arguments to breach dams on the lower Snake.
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NewsPosted: October 17, 2022
Breaching Dams Pt. 2
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson. Breaching the dams on the lower Snake River is still the focus in the final report that came out recently from NOAA Fisheries. Read the full article:…
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NewsPosted: October 4, 2022
NOAA Determines Dams on Lower Snake River Must Be Breached
Seattle – The final report from NOAA on rebuilding salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia basin is out; among other actions, it calls for the removal of the 4 lower Snake River dams. Read…
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NewsPosted: August 25, 2022
Dam Breaching Not Feasible at This Time, Inslee and Murray Announce
Washington politicians acknowledge that a free-flowing Snake River would be the strongest action to help salmon and steelhead, but region isn’t prepared to give up benefits of dams. Read the full article: Dam Breaching Not…
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NewsPosted: July 27, 2022Damned if You Do…
The 20-page report is called “Rebuilding Interior Columbia Basin Salmon and Steelhead,” it was released July 12 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with input. Read the full article: Damned if You Do…
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NewsPosted: July 13, 2022
White House Reports Eye Dam Removal on Lower Snake River
The White House dropped a couple of weighty items into the lower Snake River dams discussion on Tuesday – a draft scientific assessment that makes a case for dam breaching as part. Read the full…