Opinion: On breaching the Lower Snake River Dams
The four Lower Snake River Dams combined have a power-generation capacity of 3,030 average megawatts but annually produce on average only about 925 aMW due largely to a lack of
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The four Lower Snake River Dams combined have a power-generation capacity of 3,030 average megawatts but annually produce on average only about 925 aMW due largely to a lack of
Just like an old junker, breaking down and no longer safe for anyone on the road, the aging and outdated lower Snake River dams won’t get us where we need to go, especially as we electrify our future. Worse, they are pushing our salmon and orca to the brink of extinction.
Work to replace the dams’ power, transportation and irrigation must begin now to save salmon and more.
A report that could push Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray to officially support breaching the four lower Snake River dams will be a few weeks to a