New Proposal To Breach Snake River Dams Sparks Opposition
February 12, 2021 By David Murray Barging interests, the wheat growers who depend on barge transportation and businesses in the Pacific Northwest who benefit from cheap, clean hydropower are among those are reacting to a proposal by Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson to breach the four Lower Snake River dams as part of a $32 billion “Columbia Basin Fund” for “economic transition.” The proposal comes one month after the Corps of Engineers released a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) declining to breach the dams. Simpson’...
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