dam removal

Two Northwest tribes are calling for the removal of three major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River.  On Monday, the Lummi Nation and the Yakama Nation said the U.S. government violated a treaty from 1855 when it built the concrete dams on the lower Columbia River.  Th...

Two Northwest tribes are calling for the removal of three major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River.  On Monday, the Lummi Nation and the Yakama Nation said the U.S. government violated a treaty from 1855 when it built the concrete dams on the lower Columbia River.  Th...

In the budget passed by lawmakers in Olympia this session, $750,000 was set aside to study the impact to eastern Washington if the four Snake River dams are breached.  Representative Dan Newhouse said any such study is a waste of taxpayer dollars.  ...

In his 2019-21 budget proposal this session, Governor Jay Inslee requested $750,000 for a Snake River dam task force.  The purpose, according to the Governor’s office, is to look at the economic impact to Eastern Washington if the Snake River dams are breached to help Puget Sound salmon.  The requ...

The Washington Policy Center’s Farm to Free Market Dinner is Tuesday at the Red Lion in Pasco.  This year’s topic focuses on the continued assault against the Snake River dams.  Many in the environmental community have called for the dams to be removed, saying it will help salmon returns and the overall environment.   Todd Myers w...