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Snake River dam breaching debate divides Northwest

04/13/22 6:26 AM By Noah Wicks
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Legislators and citizens in the Pacific Northwest are engulfed in a debate over whether or not to breach four dams on the Snake River to restore dwindling salmon populations.
KEYWORDS Biden administration bonneville power administration breaching Bureau of Reclamation Cathy McMorris Rodgers Council on Environmental Quality dam Dan Newhouse Mike Simpson Patty Murray salmon snake river U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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