Snake River dams and salmon: Not all dams are worth keeping

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A recent letter to the editor from the IBEW electrical union backs keeping Snake River dams and referenced “efforts of anti-hydropower groups.” I believe this is a misrepresentation of groups that in reality are looking for the most equitable energy future. In some cases hydro is the better option, but where dams severely disrupt equity and ecology other renewable energy sources may be a better choice. The lower Snake River dams, producing about 4 percentof the Northwest’s power, have brought native salmon runs that once were half of all salmon entering the Columbia River to the verge of extinction. This unequitable scenario has affected fisheries throughout the Northwest and once again fails to honor treaties with our tribal neighbors. Treaties that since their 1855 inception Tribes have constantly needed to pressure our adherence.

Snake River dams and salmon: Not all dams are worth keeping
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