Replacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions
Associated PressSPOKANE, Wash. — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state can be replaced if the dams are breached to save endangered salmon runs, according to a new report released Thursday. “We each remain firmly committed to saving our salmon.” Breaching the dams would significantly improve the ability of salmon and steelhead to swim from their inland spawning grounds to the Pacific Ocean, where they spend most of their lives, and then back to their original spawning grounds to procreate and die, the report said. “Breaching the four lower Snake River dams would be harmful to our communities, our environment, and our economy,” Newhouse said. Last year, U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, unveiled a competing $33.5 billion plan to bring back Snake River salmon.
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