WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse has invited Oregon Governor Kate Brown to visit one of the lower Snake River dams, days after Gov. Brown voiced support for breaching them. Rep. Newhouse (R-WA 4th District) sent a letter to…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The governor of Oregon has come out in favor of removing four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in Washington state, saying that is the best way to increase endangered salmon runs. Gov. Kate Brown, a…
The draft report of Governor Inslee's state-funded study on the Snake River dams is now available to the public.The state legislature provided funding to the governor's office in the 2019-21 operating budget to fund The Snake River Dams Stakeholder Engagement…
Results of a statewide poll released on Tuesday shed light on what Washingtonians think about the lower Snake River dams and how much they really know.The Washington Policy Center, a public policy research organization, surveyed 500 Washingtonians in November for…
With multiple rivers running through eastern Washington, dams are a common sight. Hydropower is the world's largest renewable energy source, and dams in the Columbia River Basin alone account for a little more than one third of all U.S. hydropower.However,…
