> Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached
Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached
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The U.S. government is willing to help build enough new clean energy projects in the Pacific Northwest to replace the hydropower generated by four controversial dams on the Snake River, according to a leaked Biden administration document that is giving hope to conservationists who have long sought the removal of the dams as a key to restoring depleted salmon runs.
Still, Congress would have to agree before any of the Lower Snake River dams in Washington state are removed, and that's unlikely to happen in the near future.
The document is a draft agreement to uphold 168-year-old treaties with four tribes in the Pacific Northwest that preserved their right to harvest fish in the river, among other things.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/leaked-document-us-willing-build-energy-projects-snake-river-dams-breached/281-1a3e6c92-30ec-4056-9f2c-deb5372f4753