dam removal

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Salmon politics in motion: Responsible momentum is building in Pacific Northwest

BY: - July 27, 2023

In 2021, U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson proposed that the earthen sections of four dams be removed to restore free salmon migration through 140 miles of the lower Snake River. Since then, he has had underway a non-linear work in progress: tacking through political waters toward the day the real U.S. Congress, not a wishful one, […]