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So, whether you're headed to eastern Washington's underrated region of lush rolling hills and charming small towns or exploring the state's hidden island full of parks, beaches, and seafood, you'll ...
Fifty years ago in June, elected officials gathered in Lewiston to celebrate a remarkable feat: With the completion of the Lower Snake River dams, a $1 billion project had effectively turned the ...
It’s an issue of priorities. Or perhaps, a matter of not looking a gift horse in the mouth. However you cut it, Washington is blessed with an abundance of clean, renewable hydropower. It ...
The lower Snake River dams also are relied upon to provide 8% of Washington state’s electricity, Myers said. It is more than all of the wind and solar production combined in Washington state.
The Snake River dams can’t be studied enough, it appears. Washington state lawmakers are still working through the budget, but it looks like millions of dollars will once again be spent on ...
After decades of debate on whether the lower Snake River dams should be removed, Washington state residents remain deeply divided, according to the results of a draft study released Friday. The ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — In recent years, there's been a growing push from environmentalists to remove four dams on the Lower Snake River in southeastern Washington to help rejuvenate salmon populations ...
Environmental activists push for the removal of four dams along the Snake River in Washington state, but it would change the look of grain exports in the Pacific Northwest. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Read ...
SPOKANE, Washington — 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 ...
COST TO REMOVE DAMS. U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, proposed in early 2021 spending $33.5 billion to breach the four lower Snake River dams. Washington state now spends about $100 million a year ...