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NewsPosted: July 12, 2022Report: Breaching Snake Dams a $75 Billion Dollar “Gamble”
According to a pair of reports released Tuesday, July 12th by the Biden Administration, breaching the Lower Snake River dams could potentially cause rate hikes of up to 65% for regional customers. Read the full…
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NewsPosted: July 5, 2022WA’s Deadline for No More Fossil Fuel Impossible if Snake River Dams Breached, Study Says
The 4 lower Snake River dams are essential to meeting the Northwest’s climate goals to decarbonize the electric grid by 2045, according to a new analysis commissioned by Northwest River Partners. Read the full article:…
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NewsPosted: June 26, 2022
Dam Politics: Why Public Power Utilities Are Pouring Cash Into the Campaign To Support Lower Snake River Dams
Northwest power utilities have poured more than $2 million into a public relations campaign to convince the region’s residents that breaching four hydropower dams on the Lower Snake River. Read the full article: Dam Politics:…
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NewsPosted: June 10, 2022
Newhouse 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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NewsPosted: June 9, 2022
Replacing 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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NewsPosted: June 9, 2022
Study 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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NewsPosted: 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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NewsPosted: June 9, 2022
Murray-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…
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NewsPosted: June 9, 2022
Removing Lower Snake River Dams Offers Best Chance for Salmon Recovery — at Steep Price, Report Says
If 4 Lower Snake River dams were breached to support salmon recovery, the energy, irrigation, recreation, and other benefits they provide to the Pacific Northwest could be replaced for $10.3 billion to $27.2 billion, according…
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NewsPosted: June 9, 2022
Snake 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, the Murray-Inslee study says. Read the full article: Snake River Dam Removal…