However, a coalition of environmental and other groups that want the Snake River dams in Eastern Washington removed, applauded the planned update to the study as “a step forward to ensure solutions ...
Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, the first of four dams constructed as part of the Lower Snake River Project, authorized in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945. (Photo by Columbia River System ...
The 2020 study, known as the Columbia River System Operations Final Environmental Impact Statement, implemented a plan to keep the lower Snake River dams in place. Shortly after, it was challenged ...