Items Tagged with 'Council on Environmental Quality'

The Biden Administration joined environmental groups, four tribal governments and the states of Washington and Oregon on Thursday in unveiling a $1 billion plan meant to halt salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake River system.

The National Marine Fisheries Service says removal of four dams on the Snake River is “essential” to bringing the river’s imperiled salmon populations back to harvestable levels. The Bonneville Power Administration believes replacing the lost power is possible, but would cost between $11 and $19 billion.