Backbone Campaign/Flickr/Photo by Laura Beth Pelnerhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Court case on fate of Snake River dams, imperiled salmon postponed at least 45 more days Parties to a lawsuit challenging the federal government over dams and salmon losses on the Snake River asked for more time to negotiate.
ImpactsBackbone Campaign/Flickr Federal report says removing Snake River dams ‘essential’ to helping threatened salmon A Biden administration draft report found breaching lower Snake River dams is “essential” to recovering threatened salmon populations.
Politics Murray and Newhouse need common goal on dams Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., disagree over specific legislation Newhouse introduced that would protect the Snake River dams, but Murray has emphasized she is not in favor of removing the dams.
